Scientists develop dairy cow DNA test
AUSTRALIA - Australian dairy farmers have taken the lead in the quest to breed the world's most productive and profitable dairy cows.Using technology being hailed as a revolutionary advance in cattle breeding, local scientists have developed a system known as "genetic finger-printing". The process is a DNA test that allows farmers to accurately predict the quality and performance of a bull's offspring, well before its daughters are born. It can also measure the genetic potential of individual cows for such traits as milk producing ability or disease resistance.
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