Article
Signatures of selection are present in the genome of two close autochthonous cattle breeds raised in the North of Italy and mainly distinguished for their coat colours.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 May 2022
Bertolini Francesca, Moscatelli Giulia, Schiavo Giuseppina, Bovo Samuele, Ribani Anisa, Ballan Mohamad, Bonacini Massimo, Prandi Marco, Dall'Olio Stefania, Fontanesi Luca
Abstract excerpt
Autochthonous cattle breeds are genetic resources that, in many cases, have been fixed for inheritable exterior phenotypes useful to understand the genetic mechanisms affecting these breed-specific traits. Reggiana and Modenese are two closely related autochthonous cattle breeds mainly raised in the production area of the well-known Protected Designation of Origin Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, in the North of...
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