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The genetic structure of cattle populations (Bos taurus) in northern Eurasia and the neighbouring Near Eastern regions: implications for breeding strategies and conservation.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2007
Li Meng-Hua, Tapio Ilma, Vilkki Johanna, Ivanova Zoya, Kiselyova Tatyana, Marzanov Nurby, Cinkulov Mirjana, Stojanović Srdjan, Ammosov Innokenty, Popov Ruslan, Kantanen Juha
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We investigated the genetic structure and variation of 21 populations of cattle (Bos taurus) in northern Eurasia and the neighbouring Near Eastern regions of the Balkan, the Caucasus and Ukraine employing 30 microsatellite markers. By analyses of population relationships, as well as by a Bayesian...
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