Variations in mitochondrial cytochrome b region among Ethiopian indigenous cattle populations assert Bos taurus maternal origin and historical dynamics

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Published on September 2018

byAsian Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies

Citation

Tarekegn, G.M., Xiao-yang Ji, Xue Bai, Bin Liu, Wenguang Zhang, Birungi, J., Djikeng, A. and Tesfaye, K. 2018. Variations in mitochondrial cytochrome b region among Ethiopian indigenous cattle populations assert Bos taurus maternal origin and historical dynamics. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 31(9):1393-1400.

Authors

Tarekegn, G.M.
Xiao-yang Ji
Xue Bai
Bin Liu
Wenguang Zhang
Birungi, Josephine
Djikeng, Appolinaire
Tesfaye, K.

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indigenous breeds
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