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+dbname                      = mk8_bos_taurus_core_65_31
+host                        = ens-research
+port                        = 3306
+user                        = ensro
+assembly                    = UMD3.1
+altassembly                 = Btau_4.0
+altdbname		    = mk8_bos_taurus_core_63_4
+althost                     = ens-research
+altport                     = 3306
+vardbname		    = bos_taurus_variation_65_31
+varhost			    = ens-livemirror
+varport			    = 3306
+varaltdbname		    = bos_taurus_variation_63_4
+testdbname		    = mk8_test_assembly_mappings_chr1_6
+testuser		    = ensadmin
+testpass		    = ensembl
+logpath			    = /lustre/scratch103/ensembl/mk8/cow_mapping
+log_base_path		    = /lustre/scratch103/ensembl/mk8/cow_mapping
+chromosomes		    = 1,2,3,4,5,6
+features		    = genes,SNPs