Article
Genetic diversity of the Mexican Lidia bovine breed and its divergence from the Spanish population.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Aug 2017
Eusebi P G, Cortés O, Dunner S, Cañón J
Abstract excerpt
Lidia bovine breed exists since the XIV century in the Iberian Peninsula. These animals were initially produced for meat but some, showing an aggressive behaviour which difficulted their management, were used to participate in popular traditional and social events. A specialization of the breed giving rise to the original Lidia population is documented in Spain since mid-XVIII century. Following the same...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Cattle
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Genotype
- Male
- Mexico
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Spain