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DNA-based paternity analysis and genetic evaluation in a large, commercial cattle ranch setting.
Journal of animal science - 1 Dec 2007
Van Eenennaam A L, Weaber R L, Drake D J, Penedo M C T, Quaas R L, Garrick D J, Pollak E J
Abstract excerpt
Deoxyribonucleic acid-based tests were used to assign paternity to 625 calves from a multiple-sire breeding pasture. There was a large variability in calf output and a large proportion of young bulls that did not sire any offspring. Five of 27 herd sires produced over 50% of the calves, whereas 1...
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