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Design and performance of a bovine 200 k SNP chip developed for endangered German Black Pied cattle (DSN).
BMC genomics - 18 Dec 2021
Neumann Guilherme B, Korkuć Paula, Arends Danny, Wolf Manuel J, May Katharina, Reißmann Monika, Elzaki Salma, König Sven, Brockmann Gudrun A
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BACKGROUND: German Black Pied cattle (DSN) are an endangered dual-purpose breed which was largely replaced by Holstein cattle due to their lower milk yield. DSN cattle are kept as a genetic reserve with a current herd size of around 2500 animals. The ability to track sequence variants specific to DSN could help to support the conservation of DSN's genetic diversity and to provide avenues for genetic improvement....
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