Development of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers for the identification of Cholistani cattle.

ABSTRACT: The identification issue of livestock can be resolved by using molecular identification tools that are acceptable to preserve and maintain pure breeds worldwide. The application of a molecular identification methodology is more important for developing nations, e.g., Pakistan, where uncontrolled crossbreeding has become a common practice and the import of exotic animals and germplasm is ever increasing. This presents a risk to local breeds as also stated by the FAO. Therefore, the current study was designed to develop standard molecular markers for Cholistani cattle to ascertain their purity for breeding purpose. In this study 50 and 48 unrelated males were sampled for Cholistani and each crossbred cattle, respectively. Candidate molecular markers present in Cholistani but absent in crossb

SUBMITTER: Malik MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7065403 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature