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Tracy Hampton, PhD

JAMA. 2004;292:2457.

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A $53-million international effort has lead to the completion of the first draft of the bovine genome, which is now freely available to biomedical and agricultural researchers. Contributors to the work included the National Human Genome Research Institute, the US Department of Agriculture, Genome Canada, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Australia, and others (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/cow/index.html).

The completed draft of the bovine genome sequence might yield clues to enhancing disease resistance and nutritional value of cattle. (Photo credit: Michael Macneil/ARS/USDA)

Studying the bovine genome may help medical researchers learn more about the human genome and human health; and it could help agricultural researchers enhance the nutritional value of beef and dairy products. It could also help them breed cattle that are more disease resistant, thus reducing antibiotic use and the likelihood of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The breed of cattle selected for the . . . [Full Text of this Article]