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January 2019 in “European journal of histochemistry” Cattle skin has leptin which might control skin and hair growth.
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July 2021 in “Frontiers in genetics” Melatonin makes cashmere grow earlier and more by increasing certain gene activity in goats.
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January 2020 in “Genes” The KRTAP21-2 gene affects wool length and quality in sheep.
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