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Validation of Deleterious Mutations in Vorderwald Cattle.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Reinartz Sina, Distl Ottmar
Abstract excerpt
In Montbéliarde cattle two candidate mutations on bovine chromosomes 19 and 29 responsible for embryonic lethality have been detected. Montbéliarde bulls have been introduced into Vorderwald cattle to improve milk and fattening performance. Due to the small population size of Vorderwald cattle and the wide use of a few Montbéliarde bulls through artificial insemination, inbreeding on Montbéliarde bulls in later...
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