ASSESSMENT OF GENETIC DIVERSITY AMONG TWO EGYPTIAN CATTLE POPULATIONS (Bos taurus) BASED ON AUTOSOMAL MICROSATELLITE MARKERS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• M. A. El-Sayed ¹
• A. Al-Soudy ¹
• Doaa F. Teleb ²

¹ Animal Genetic Resources Department, National Gene Bank, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

² Sheep & Goat Research Department, Animal Production Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Dokki, Giza, Egypt,

Keywords

• DNA microsatellite
• genetic diversity
• cattle
• indigenous population