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A multi-breed GWAS for morphometric traits in four Beninese indigenous cattle breeds reveals loci associated with conformation, carcass and adaptive traits

BACKGROUND: Specific adaptive features including disease resistance and growth abilities in harsh environments are attributed to indigenous cattle breeds of Benin, but these breeds are endangered due to crossbreeding. So far, there is a lack of systematic trait recording, being the basis for breed c...

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Autores principales: Vanvanhossou, Sèyi Fridaïus Ulrich, Scheper, Carsten, Dossa, Luc Hippolyte, Yin, Tong, Brügemann, Kerstin, König, Sven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7656759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33176675
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07170-0