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Exploring genome-wide differentiation and signatures of selection in Italian and North American Holstein populations.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Aug 2023
Persichilli Christian, Senczuk Gabriele, Mastrangelo Salvatore, Marusi Maurizio, van Kaam Jan-Thijs, Finocchiaro Raffaella, Di Civita Marika, Cassandro Martino, Pilla Fabio
Abstract excerpt
Among Italian dairy cattle, the Holstein is the most reared breed for the production of Parmigiano Reggiano protected designation of origin cheese, which represents one of the most renowned products in the entire Italian dairy industry. In this work, we used a medium-density genome-wide data set consisting of 79,464 imputed SNPs to study the genetic structure of Italian Holstein breed, including the population...
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