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Characterization of the poll allele in Brahman cattle using long-read Oxford Nanopore sequencing.
Journal of animal science - 1 May 2020
Lamb Harrison J, Ross Elizabeth M, Nguyen Loan T, Lyons Russell E, Moore Stephen S, Hayes Ben J
Abstract excerpt
Brahman cattle (Bos indicus) are well adapted to thrive in tropical environments. Since their introduction to Australia in 1933, Brahman's ability to grow and reproduce on marginal lands has proven their value in the tropical beef industry. The poll phenotype, which describes the absence of horns, has become desirable in the cattle industry for animal welfare and handler safety concerns. The poll locus has been...
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