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The 80-kb DNA duplication on BTA1 is the only remaining candidate mutation for the polled phenotype of Friesian origin.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 3 Jul 2014
Rothammer Sophie, Capitan Aurélien, Mullaart Erik, Seichter Doris, Russ Ingolf, Medugorac Ivica
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The absence of horns, called polled phenotype, is the favored trait in modern cattle husbandry. To date, polled cattle are obtained primarily by dehorning calves. Dehorning is a practice that raises animal welfare issues, which can be addressed by selecting for genetically hornless cattle. In the past 20 years, there have been many studies worldwide to identify unique genetic markers in complete...
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