The value of DNA paternity identification in beef cattle: Examples from Nevada's free-range ranches

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-24

  Gomez Raya, L ^a   Priest, K ^a   Rauw, W M ^a   Okomo Adhiambo, M ^a   Thain, D ^a   Bruce, B ^a   Rink, A ^a   Torell, R ^b   Grellman, L ^a   Narayanan, R ^a   Beattie, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Benefit cost analysis; DNA marker; Paternity test

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; ECONOMICS; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; PATERNITY; UNITED STATES;

ALLELES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DNA; HETEROZYGOTE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEVADA; PATERNITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 38149015592     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0068     Document Type: Article

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