A new tool to better cattle production, breeding and control disease has come after five-years of research — a genetic map of bovine animals. It is a joint effort between Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.
The $70 million project for mapping the DNA sequence will surely give birth to genetic markers and help make tender meat.
Dr Chris Prideaux from the CSIRO says,
This will really speed up our work and allow us to get additional markers onto the market through industry so they can start breeding cattle in a much shorter time frame than has previously been involved.
