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Evidence of Bos javanicus x Bos indicus hybridization and major QTLs for birth weight in Indonesian Peranakan Ongole cattle.
BMC genetics - 4 Jul 2015
Hartati Hartati, Utsunomiya Yuri Tani, Sonstegard Tad Stewart, Garcia José Fernando, Jakaria Jakaria, Muladno Muladno
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Peranakan Ongole (PO) is a major Indonesian Bos indicus breed that derives from animals imported from India in the late 19(th) century. Early imports were followed by hybridization with the Bos javanicus subspecies of cattle. Here, we used genomic data to partition the ancestry components of PO cattle and map loci implicated in birth weight. RESULTS: We found that B. javanicus contributes about 6-7%...
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