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Low levels of taurine introgression in the current Brazilian Nelore and Gir indicine cattle populations.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 17 Apr 2015
O'Brien Ana M Perez, Höller Daniela, Boison Solomon A, Milanesi Marco, Bomba Lorenzo, Utsunomiya Yuri T, Carvalheiro Roberto, Neves Haroldo H R, da Silva Marcos V B, VanTassell Curtis P, Sonstegard Tad S, Mészáros Gábor, Ajmone-Marsan Paolo, Garcia Fernando, Sölkner Johann
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BACKGROUND: Nelore and Gir are the two most important indicine cattle breeds for production of beef and milk in Brazil. Historical records state that these breeds were introduced in Brazil from the Indian subcontinent, crossed to local taurine cattle in order to quickly increase the population size, and then backcrossed to the original breeds to recover indicine adaptive and productive traits. Previous...
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