Compilation of a panel of informative single nucleotide polymorphisms for bovine identification in the Northern Irish cattle population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Animal identification is pivotal in governmental agricultural policy, enabling the management of subsidy payments, movement of livestock, test scheduling and control of disease. Advances in bovine genomics have made it possible to ut...

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Main Authors: Hartshorne David, Mitchell Andy, Lavery John F, Curry April I, McKeown Brian, Taylor Malcolm, Allen Adrian R, Fries Rüdi, Skuce Robin A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/11/5