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A study of biochemical polymorphisms in european/zebu dairy crossbred cattle and of their relationship with european and zebu cattle

Lucia Panepucci

EMBRAPA, UEPAE de São Carlos, Caixa Postal 339, 13560 São Carlos, SP, Brasil

ABSTRACT

The objective of the present investigation was to study the genetic structure of a dairy crossbred herd. Hemoglobin, amylase, albumin, transferrin, carbonic anhydrase and purine nucleoside phosphorylase were studied in 505 females divided into five genetic groups (3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 3/4 and 7/8 crosses between European and Zebu cattle). Highly significant (P <0.01) variation was detected in gene frequency in all systems analyzed, depending on the "type of blood" contributing to each cross (European or Zebu).

Keywords: biochemical; polymorphisms; european/zebu; dairy; crossbred; cattle.

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