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Evidence of positive selection towards Zebuine haplotypes in the BoLA region of Brangus cattle.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Feb 2018
Goszczynski D E, Corbi-Botto C M, Durand H M, Rogberg-Muñoz A, Munilla S, Peral-Garcia P, Cantet R J C, Giovambattista G
Abstract excerpt
The Brangus breed was developed to combine the superior characteristics of both of its founder breeds, Angus and Brahman. It combines the high adaptability to tropical and subtropical environments, disease resistance, and overall hardiness of Zebu cattle with the reproductive potential and carcass quality of Angus. It is known that the major histocompatibility complex (MHC, also known as bovine leucocyte antigen:...
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