Use of SNP genotyping to determine pedigree and breed composition of dairy cattle in Kenya

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 348-351

  Gorbach, D M ^a   Makgahlela, M L ^a,b   Reecy, J M ^a   Kemp, S J ^c,d   Baltenweck, I ^d   Ouma, R ^d   Mwai, O ^d   Marshall, K ^d   Murdoch, B ^e   Moore, S ^e   Rothschild, M F ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c School of Biological Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breed composition; Cow calf pairs; Genetic markers; Genomic relationships and inbreeding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; KENYA; MALE; PEDIGREE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; KENYA; MALE; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77956538058     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2010.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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