Genome-Wide Detection of CNVs and Their Association with Meat Tenderness in Nelore Cattle.

Brazil is one of the largest beef producers and exporters in the world with the Nelore breed representing the vast majority of Brazilian cattle (Bos taurus indicus). Despite the great adaptability of the Nelore breed to tropical climate, meat tenderness (MT) remains to be improved. Several factors i...

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Main Authors: Vinicius Henrique da Silva, Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano, Ludwig Geistlinger, Fábio Pértille, Poliana Fernanda Giachetto, Ricardo Augusto Brassaloti, Natália Silva Morosini, Ralf Zimmer, Luiz Lehmann Coutinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4922624?pdf=render