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Distribution of Electrophoretically Different Haemoglobins among Some Cattle Breeds of Europe and Africa

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Two hæmoglobins, A and B, can be distinguished in the blood of cattle by means of paper electrophoresis1,2. It has been shown that the presence or absence of the hæmoglobins is determined by two allelic autosomal genes which are fully expressed in the heterozygote1. The three phenotypes, bovine A (slow moving in electrophoresis), bovine B (fast moving component in electrophoresis), and bovine AB (both hæmoglobins present), have been found. In a previous study1, it was shown that among British breeds, only Jerseys, Guernseys and South Devons possessed the B hæmoglobin.

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  1. Agricultural Research Council Institute of Animal Physiology, Babraham Hall, Babraham, Cambridge

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BANGHAM, A., BLUMBERG, B. Distribution of Electrophoretically Different Haemoglobins among Some Cattle Breeds of Europe and Africa. Nature 181, 1551–1552 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811551a0

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