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Genetic structure of European sheep breeds.
Heredity - 1 Dec 2007
Lawson Handley L-J, Byrne K, Santucci F, Townsend S, Taylor M, Bruford M W, Hewitt G M
Abstract excerpt
Large-scale evaluations of genetic diversity in domestic livestock populations are necessary so that region-specific conservation measures can be implemented. We performed the first such survey in European sheep by analysing 820 individuals from 29 geographically and phenotypically diverse breeds and a closely related wild species at 23 microsatellite loci. In contrast to most other domestic species, we found...
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