Monitoring genetic variability of Bulgarian cattle biodiversity

The present paper aimed to characterize, using 19 microsatellite markers, three native Bulgarian cattle breeds, Iskar, Rhodope Shorthorn and Bulgarian Rhodope and to clarify their population structure. The three breeds own a genetic variability comparable with other European cattle breeds, neverthel...

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Main Authors: Martino Cassandro, Teodora Angelova, Nikolay Oblakov, Fabio Maretto, Jivko Krastanov, Chiara Dalvit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/732