CRUMBLER: A tool for the prediction of ancestry in cattle.

In many beef and some dairy production systems, crossbreeding is used to take advantage of breed complementarity and heterosis. Admixed animals are frequently identified by their coat color and body conformation phenotypes, however, without pedigree information it is not possible to identify the exp...

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Main Authors: Tamar E Crum, Robert D Schnabel, Jared E Decker, Luciana C A Regitano, Jeremy F Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221471