Cape Buffalo
Syncerus caffer (cape buffalo) sequencing for SNP discovery
Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) are one of the most ecologically important African bovids. In some areas they are the most important grazers and have a large impact on gassland management. In order to facilitate research into the genetics of cape buffalo populations we have sequenced the genomes of pooled DNA from 9 buffalo. The data were used to develop genotyping assays which will be used for further studies of buffalo populations.