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Genetic characterization of Colombian Brahman cattle using microsatellites markers

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Genetic structure and diversity of 3789 animals of the Brahman breed from 23 Colombian regions were assessed. Considering the Brahman Zebu cattle as a single population, the multilocus test based on the HW equilibrium, shows significant differences (P < 0.001). Genetic characterization made on the cattle population allowed to examine the genetic variability, calculating a H o = 0.6621. Brahman population in Colombia was a small subdivision wthin populations (F it = 0.045), a geographic subdivision almost non-existent or low differentiation (F st = 0.003) and the F is calculated (0.042) indicates no detriment to the variability in the population, despite the narrow mating takes place or there is a force that causes the variability is sustained without inbreeding actually affect the cattle population. The outcomes of multivariate analyses, Bayesian inferences and interindividual genetic distances suggested that there is no genetic sub-structure in the population, because of the high rate of animal migration among regions.

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  1. Laboratorio de Biotecnología y Genética S.A., Bogotá, Colombia

    Y. M. Gómez, M. Fernández, Diego Rivera, Germán Gómez & J. E. Bernal

  2. Asociación Colombiana de Criadores de Ganado Cebú, Bogotá, Colombia

    Y. M. Gómez, M. Fernández, Diego Rivera, Germán Gómez & J. E. Bernal

  3. Instituto de Genética Humana, Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

    Y. M. Gómez, M. Fernández, Diego Rivera, Germán Gómez & J. E. Bernal

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Gómez, Y.M., Fernández, M., Rivera, D. et al. Genetic characterization of Colombian Brahman cattle using microsatellites markers. Russ J Genet 49, 737–745 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795413070041

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