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Some Uses of Transferrin Types in Parentage and Identical-Twin Determinations^{1, 2,}

Department of Dairy Science, Ohio State University, Columbus; Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster; DCRB, USDA, Beltsville, Maryland

ABSTRACT

Bovine serum transferrin types on 520 Holstein animals were used to supplement erythrocyte antigen data in evaluation of animal relationships. Within the group of animals studied, transferrin types significantly increased the effectiveness of determining animal relationships. Transferrin types appear to be most useful in cases of multiple births, and among groups of cattle with similar cellular antigen types.

¹ A study completed in cooperation with the NC-2 Dairy Cattle Breeding Project of Ohio and Dairy Husbandry Research Branch, Beltsville, Maryland.

² The data are from a portion of a dissertation presented by the senior author to the graduate school of Ohio State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree.

³ Present address: Texas A. & M. University, College Station.