Bovine genome

[2] It was part of an effort to improve livestock breeding and at the time was one of the largest genomes ever sequenced.

[3] The size of the bovine genome is 2.7 Gb (2.7 billion base pairs).

[5] The charting of key DNA differences, also known as haplotypes, between several varieties of cattle could allow scientists to understand what is the role of some genes coding for products of economic value (milk, meat, leather).

It opens new perspectives for enhancing selective breeding and changing certain cattle characteristics for the benefit of farmers.

[6][7] The Bovine Genome Sequencing and Analysis Consortium worked to sequence the genome over a six-year period, and included 300 scientists across 25 countries led by the U.S. NIH and the USDA.