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The number of single nucleotide polymorphisms and on-farm data required for whole-herd parentage testing in dairy cattle herds.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jan 2009
Fisher P J, Malthus B, Walker M C, Corbett G, Spelman R J
Abstract excerpt
New platforms utilizing single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) offer operational advantages over the conventional microsatellite-based ones, making them a promising alternative for parentage exclusion. Through simulation and empirical data, a 40-SNP panel (where the minor allele frequency was 0.35 on average) was shown to be a comparable or better diagnostic tool than the current 14-microsatellite panel that is...
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