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Validation of somatic cell score-associated SNPs from Holstein cattle in Sudanese Butana and Butana × Holstein crossbred cattle.
Tropical animal health and production - 12 Jan 2022
Elzaki Salma, Korkuc Paula, Arends Danny, Reissmann Monika, Rahmatalla Siham A, Brockmann Gudrun A
Abstract excerpt
The Bos indicus zebu cattle Butana is the most commonly used indigenous dairy cattle breed in Sudan. In the last years, high-yielding Holstein dairy cattle were introgressed into Butana cattle to improve their milk yield and simultaneously keep their good adaption to extreme environmental conditions. With the focus on the improvement of milk production, other problems arose such as an increased susceptibility to...
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