Genomics of a revived breed: Case study of the Belgian campine cattle.

Through centuries of both natural and artificial selection, a variety of local cattle populations arose with highly specific phenotypes. However, the intensification and expansion of scale in animal production systems led to the predominance of a few highly productive cattle breeds. The loss of loca...

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Main Authors: Liesbeth François, Katrien Wijnrocx, Frédéric G Colinet, Nicolas Gengler, Bettine Hulsegge, Jack J Windig, Nadine Buys, Steven Janssens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5398708?pdf=render