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Determination of Genetic Structure and Signatures of Selection in Three Strains of Tanzania Shorthorn Zebu, Boran and Friesian Cattle by Genome-Wide SNP Analyses.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Msalya George, Kim Eui-Soo, Laisser Emmanuel L K, Kipanyula Maulilio J, Karimuribo Esron D, Kusiluka Lughano J M, Chenyambuga Sebastian W, Rothschild Max F
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BACKGROUND: More than 90 percent of cattle in Tanzania belong to the indigenous Tanzania Short Horn Zebu (TSZ) population which has been classified into 12 strains based on historical evidence, morphological characteristics, and geographic distribution. However, specific genetic information of each TSZ population has been lacking and has caused difficulties in designing programs such as selection, crossbreeding,...
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