Cattle and Sheep Whole Genome Sequence (WGS)

Cattle and Sheep Whole Genome Sequence (WGS)

USMARC Beef Cattle Diversity Panel (MBCDPv2.9)

• Finished 14x WGS of 96 sires from 19 beef breeds representing >99% of the germplasm used in the US beef industry Article for cattle producers
• USMARC Extended Cattle Diversity Panel (MECDPv1.0)
• Ongoing 10x WGS from 46 breeds, includes MBCDPv2.9 sires plus four animals from each of 27 additional breeds
• USMARC Sheep Diversity Panel (MSDPv2.4)
• Finished 16x WGS of 96 rams from 10 US sheep breeds representing diversity in traits like fertility, growth, and longevity.
• USMARC Extended Sheep Diversity Panel (MESDPv1.0)
• Ongoing 10x WGS from 15 breeds, includes MSDPv2.4 rams plus 10 animals from each of 5 additional breeds
• Related species (mapped to cattle and/or sheep)
• Ongoing 10x WGS from related species like gaur, bison, banteng, and yak.
• Livestock Cell Lines (mapped to cattle and/or sheep)

• Ongoing 10x WGS from cell lines used in USMARC research like Madin-Darby Bovine Kidney (MDBK) cells.

  
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  • Resource Title: Cattle and Sheep Whole Genome Sequence (WGS).

    File Name: Web Page, url: https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/clay-center-ne/marc/wgs/main/