How to use the BIS-CATTLE Web server

The purpose of BIS-CATTLE is to predict the Cattle breed based on DNA Marker data. The Homepage has seven different tabs viz. Home, Submission, Methodology, Tutorial, Team, Links, FAQs.

To use the BIS-CATTLE Web-server to predict the Cattle breed, Submission tab needs to be used. Methodology tab gives the details of the procedures and algorithm used for the development of this web-server.

Tutorial page, Links, and FAQs are also available for assisting the users.

The diagrammatical Illustration of how to use the BIS-CATTLE server is as follows:

Input Methods

There are three different forms viz. Based on 18 loci, Best 10 loci, Best 5 loci which are accessible via three tabs on the Submission page. Appropriate form depending upon the availability of marker data can be chosen. Data can be input either by manually entering the data in the form or by uploading a .txt or .csv file with values (38 values for 18 loci form, 20 values for 10 loci form and 10 values for 5 loci form).

A sample Based on 18 loci form:

Running the Query:

The result gives the probability of a particular breed or breeds in the DNA marher data provided.