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Interpopulation and intrapopulation maternal lineage genetics of the Lanyu pig (Sus scrofa) by analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome b and control region sequences.
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 2008
Jiang Y N, Wu C Y, Huang C Y, Chu H P, Ke M W, Kung M S, Li K Y, Wang C H, Li S H, Wang Y, Ju Y T
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The Lanyu pig is an indigenous breed from the Lanyu Islet, which is southeast of Taiwan. Two herds of Lanyu pigs were introduced from the Lanyu Islet into Taiwan in 1975 and 1980. The current population of conserved Lanyu pigs consists of only 44 animals with unknown genetic lineage. The Lanyu pi...
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