Fol. Biol. 2017, 63, 139-145

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2017063040139

Highly Conserved Keratin-Associated Protein 7-1 Gene in Yak, Taurine and Zebu Cattle

Sarnai Arlud1,2, N. He2, Eka M. Sari3, Z.-J. Ma4, H. Zhang5, T.-W. An6, J.-L. Han1,7

1CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, China
2Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Inner Mongolia International Mongolian Hospital, Hohhot, China
3Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
4Academy of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
5Tongren Polytechnic College, Tongren, Guizhou, China
6Sichuan Academy of Grassland Science, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
7International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya

Received June 2017
Accepted August 2017

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