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Genetic diversity and relationship of Indian cattle inferred from microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers.
BMC genetics - 30 Jun 2015
Sharma Rekha, Kishore Amit, Mukesh Manishi, Ahlawat Sonika, Maitra Avishek, Pandey Ashwni Kumar, Tantia Madhu Sudan
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BACKGROUND: Indian agriculture is an economic symbiosis of crop and livestock production with cattle as the foundation. Sadly, the population of indigenous cattle (Bos indicus) is declining (8.94% in last decade) and needs immediate scientific management. Genetic characterization is the first step in the development of proper management strategies for preserving genetic diversity and preventing undesirable loss...
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