Simultaneous introgression of three POLLED mutations into a synthetic breed of Chinese cattle.

The polled phenotype of cattle is increasingly becoming favourable mainly because of the enhanced emphasis on animal welfare, for which the causative mutations have been reported during the past years. The Shuxuan cattle are a new synthetic breed by crossing the indigenous cattle with both Simmental...

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Main Authors: Shi-Yi Chen, Linhai Liu, Maozhong Fu, Gong-Wei Zhang, Jun Yi, Song-Jia Lai, Wei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5650179?pdf=render