GENETIC DIVERSITY IN THE AFRIKANER CATTLE BREED

This study was a first attempt to use microsatellite markers to determine the genetic diversity in an indigenous cattle breed, namely the Afrikaner. It was also the first study to combine genetic markers and pedigree analysis to estimate the genetic variability within an indigenous cattle breed. The...

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Main Author: Pienaar, Lené
Other Authors: Dr K Ehlers
Format: Others
Language:en-uk
Published: University of the Free State 2014
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Online Access:http://etd.uovs.ac.za//theses/available/etd-08082014-105251/restricted/