Sentences with phrase «bos taurus»
XL Frog (Xenopus laevis), XT Frog (Xenopus tropicalis), Cow (Bos taurus), Human (Homo sapiens), PP Chimpanzee (Pan paniscus), PT Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), SS Monkey (squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus), RhesusMonkey (Macaca mulatta), Rat (Rattus norvegicus), mouse (Mus musculus), chick (Gallus gallus), DR Zebrafish (Danio rerio), OL Killifish (Oryzias latipes), MM Lemur (Microcebus murinus), SO tamarin (Saguinus Oedipus), LS Seabass (Lates calcarifer), RP Frog (Rana pipiens), CP Newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster), CF Dog (Canis familiaris), EE Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus), Opossum (Monodelphis domestica), Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus), Bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii), SA Shrew (Sorex araneus), TB Shrew (Tupaia Belangeri), FuguFish (Takifugu rubripes).
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«We were not sure how Bos taurus genes in the Brahman genome might affect the animals performance,» Professor Moore said.
But the Brahman genome has been found to contain around seven to 10 per cent Bos taurus genes, a legacy of the breed formation.
«Brahmans are adapted to tropical climates and there have been more than 300,000 years of separation between Bos indicus cattle such as Brahman and the Bos taurus cattle breeds that are important to temperate production systems.»
Results from the Sequencing the Legends project are still being processed but indicate that the Bos taurus genes lurking in the Brahman genome may have been selected for important production traits associated with fertility, growth and temperament.
This work has suggested that all European cattle, Bos taurus, originated in south - west Turkey, where they were domesticated from the aurochs, an extinct type of wild ox.