Global and local admixture analyses of baladi cattle

The Baladi is a native Bos taurus breed of the Mediterranean basin known for its hardiness, disease resistance, tolerance of poor care, meager diet and adverse climate conditions. In Israel, and probably in other Mediterranean countries, the Baladi breed is in danger of extinction due to the introdu...

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Published inJournal of animal science Vol. 94; pp. 85 - 86
Main Authors Shabtay, A, Soller, M, Sölkner, J, Mészáros, G, Sonstegard, T, Ünal, E O, Huson, H J, Utsunomiya, Y T, Lipkin, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Champaign Oxford University Press 01.09.2016
Subjects
Admixtures
Bovidae
Breeding of animals
Cattle
Climatic conditions
Disease resistance
Extinction
Genomes
Hazards
Mediterranean Area
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Summary:The Baladi is a native Bos taurus breed of the Mediterranean basin known for its hardiness, disease resistance, tolerance of poor care, meager diet and adverse climate conditions. In Israel, and probably in other Mediterranean countries, the Baladi breed is in danger of extinction due to the introduction of larger more productive European breeds. Here, an abstract of article by Shabtay et al investigating the ancestral components of the Baladi genome using global admixture analysis of pure Baladi and 15 other cattle breeds around the world is presented.
ISSN:0021-8812
1525-3163