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Inbreeding in Danish dairy cattle breeds.
Journal of dairy science - 1 May 2005
Sørensen A C, Sørensen M K, Berg P
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to monitor current and predict future rates of inbreeding in the Danish dairy breeds. Calves born from 1999 until 2003 and registered as Danish Holstein (1,883,983), Danish Jersey (336,966), or Danish Red (261,047) were reference populations. Average complete generation equivalent was approximately 7. For calves born in 2003, average inbreeding was 3.9, 3.4, and 1.4% for Holstein,...
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