Malnad Gidda is one among the 43 registered cattle breeds of India with unique traits and spread over Western Ghats and coastal regions of Karnataka state in India. Selection of highly elite fertile bulls for the breeding purpose is a critical control point in animal breeding programmes. Therefore, ...
Background: The Malnad Gidda are unique dwarf Bos indicus cattle native to heavy rainfall Malnad and coastal areas of Karnataka in India. These cattle are highly adapted to harsh climatic conditions and are more resistant to Foot and Mouth disease as compared to other breeds of B.indicus. Since the ...
We present the RNA-seq based transcriptome profile of ventral soft palate tissue from two Indian indigenous breeds (Malnad Gidda and Hallikar; Bos indicus) of cattle and Holstein Friesian (HF) crossbred calves. Differentially expressed gene pattern showed stronger innate immune response in the indig...