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Coat score. A possible explanation for the zebuine selective sweep located on bovine chromosome 5: 47,670,001-48,100,000 bp.
Animal biotechnology - 1 Nov 2023
Balbi Marianela, Bonamy Martín, Fernandez María Elena, Cecco Paulo, Vaca Roberto J A, Rogberg Muñoz Andrés, Peral Gacía Pilar, Prando Alberto J, Giovambattista Guillermo
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Over 65% of the world's cattle population resides in warm areas where heat stress conditions limit the breed of European taurine cattle. Composite breeds were developed to retain the main traits of both parental breeds. The skin plays a central role in animal response to heat stress. Research on the genetic architecture of skin traits has identified genes and regions related to warm resistance skin features. The...
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