Conservation status and historical relatedness of Italian cattle breeds

Conservation status and historical relatedness of Italian cattle breeds

Abstract Background In the last 50 years, the diversity of cattle breeds has experienced a severe contraction. However, in spite of the growing diffusion of cosmopolite specialized breeds, several local cattle breeds are still farmed in Italy. Genetic characterization of breeds represents an essenti...

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Main Authors: Salvatore Mastrangelo, Elena Ciani, Paolo Ajmone Marsan, Alessandro Bagnato, Luca Battaglini, Riccardo Bozzi, Antonello Carta, Gennaro Catillo, Martino Cassandro, Sara Casu, Roberta Ciampolini, Paola Crepaldi, Mariasilvia D’Andrea, Rosalia Di Gerlando, Luca Fontanesi, Maria Longeri, Nicolò P. Macciotta, Roberto Mantovani, Donata Marletta, Donato Matassino, Marcello Mele, Giulio Pagnacco, Camillo Pieramati, Baldassare Portolano, Francesca M. Sarti, Marco Tolone, Fabio Pilla
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-018-0406-x

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