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Bos taurus haplotypes segregating in Nellore (Bos indicus) cattle.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2022
Utsunomiya Y T, Fortunato A A A D, Milanesi M, Trigo B B, Alves N F, Sonstegard T S, Garcia J F
Abstract excerpt
Brazil is the largest exporter of beef in the world, and most of that beef derives from Nellore cattle. Although considered a zebu breed (Bos indicus), the history of Nellore cattle in Brazil is marked by the importation of bulls from India, the use of a Creole taurine (Bos taurus) maternal lineage to quickly expand the herds and backcrossing to Nellore bulls to recover zebu ancestry. As a consequence, the...
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