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Simultaneous introgression of three POLLED mutations into a synthetic breed of Chinese cattle.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Chen Shi-Yi, Liu Linhai, Fu Maozhong, Zhang Gong-Wei, Yi Jun, Lai Song-Jia, Wang Wei
Abstract excerpt
The polled phenotype of cattle is increasingly becoming favourable mainly because of the enhanced emphasis on animal welfare, for which the causative mutations have been reported during the past years. The Shuxuan cattle are a new synthetic breed by crossing the indigenous cattle with both Simmental and Holstein semen in Sichuan of Southwest China, in which about 15% of polled individuals have newly emerged....
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