PSXII-30 SNPs IN THE GROWTH HORMONE GENE OF WILD AND DOMESTIC REINDEER (Rangifer tarandus) IN RUSSIA

• Published in: Journal of Animal Science
• Main Authors: Krutikova, Anna, Dementeva, Natalia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2020
• Subjects: Genetics; Animal Science and Zoology; General Medicine; Food Science; Evenki; Chukchi; nenets; Rangifer tarandus; taiga; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa278.440; http://academic.oup.com/jas/article-pdf/98/Supplement_4/241/34594907/skaa278.440.pdf

Abstract In the northern part of Russia, there are wild and domestic reindeer. There are four breeds of domestic reindeer in Russia: Nenets, Evenki, Even and Chukchi. The breeds are adapted to various climatic zones of habitat (tundra or taiga). Breeds vary in growth and live weight, as well as in a...