Browsing Research Articles (Animal and Wildlife Sciences) by UP Author "Bosman, Lydia"

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Genetic diversity in South African Nguni cattle ecotypes based on microsatellite markers

Sanarana, Yandisiwe Patience; Visser, Carina; Bosman, Lydia; Nephawe, Khathutshelo; Maiwashe, A.; Van Marle-Koster, Este (Springer, 2016-02)

The Nguni cattle breed is a landrace breed adapted to different ecological regions of South Africa. A number of ecotypes are recognised based on phenotype within the breed, but it is not known if they are genetically ...
Genetic diversity of South African dairy goats for genetic management and improvement

Bosman, Lydia; Van Marle-Koster, Este; Visser, Carina (Elsevier, 2015-02)

The dairy goatindustry is a small, butimportant role player in the South African agricultural sector. The limited number of animals representing the three main breeds (Saanen, British Alpine and Toggenburg) has raised ...
Short communication : population structure of the South African Bonsmara beef breed using high density single nucleotide polymorphism genotypes

Bosman, Lydia; Van Marle-Koster, Este; Van der Westhuizen, P.P.; Visser, Carina; Berry, D.P. (Elsevier, 2017-03)

The composite Bonsmara beef cattle breed in South Africa is in the process of assembling a reference population for genomic selection. For genomic selection to be a success within the breed, which already has large numbers ...

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