Origins of cattle on Chirikof Island, Alaska, elucidated from genome-wide SNP genotypes

Feral livestock may harbor genetic variation of commercial, scientific, historical or esthetic value. The origins and uniqueness of feral cattle on Chirikof Island, Alaska, are uncertain. The island is now part of the Alaska Maritime Wildlife Refuge and Federal wildlife managers want grazing to ceas...

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Main Authors: Decker, J E, Taylor, J F, Kantanen, J, Millbrooke, A, Schnabel, R D, Alexander, L J, MacNeil, M D
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4868272/