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Microsatellite and Mitochondrial DNA Study of Native Eastern European Cattle Populations: The Case of the Romanian Grey.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Ilie Daniela Elena, Cean Ada, Cziszter Ludovic Toma, Gavojdian Dinu, Ivan Alexandra, Kusza Szilvia
Abstract excerpt
The Eastern European Grey cattle are regarded as the direct descendants of the aurochs (Bos taurus primigenius). Nowadays in Romania, less than 100 Grey animals are being reared and included in the national gene reserve. We examined the genetic diversity among Romanian Grey, Brown, Spotted and Black and White cattle breeds, with a particular focus on Romanian Grey through the use of (i) 11 bovine specific...
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