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The value of DNA paternity identification in beef cattle: examples from Nevada's free-range ranches.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jan 2008
Gomez-Raya L, Priest K, Rauw W M, Okomo-Adhiambo M, Thain D, Bruce B, Rink A, Torell R, Grellman L, Narayanan R, Beattie C W
Abstract excerpt
The feasibility and economic value of DNA paternity identification were investigated and illustrated using Nevada beef cattle operations. A panel of 15 microsatellites was genotyped in 2,196 animals from 8 ranches with a total of 31,571 genotypes. Probabilities of exclusion for each marker within ranch and across ranches were computed. Joint probabilities of exclusion for the 15 microsatellites were also...
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