Performance Evaluation of Highly Admixed Tanzanian Smallholder Dairy Cattle Using SNP Derived Kinship Matrix

The main purpose of this study was to understand the type of dairy cattle that can be optimally used by smallholder farmers in various production environments such that they will maximize their yields without increasing the level of inputs. Anecdotal evidence and previous research suggests that the...

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Main Authors: Fidalis D. N. Mujibi, James Rao, Morris Agaba, Devotha Nyambo, Evans K. Cheruiyot, Absolomon Kihara, Yi Zhang, Raphael Mrode
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
SNP
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.00375/full