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Genetic variation and phylogenetics of Lanyu and exotic pig breeds in Taiwan analyzed by nineteen microsatellite markers.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jan 2009
Chang W H, Chu H P, Jiang Y N, Li S H, Wang Y, Chen C H, Chen K J, Lin C Y, Ju Y T
Abstract excerpt
The Lanyu pig is an indigenous miniature pig breed on Lanyu Islet near Taiwan, with a mitochondrial DNA genetic lineage remote from Asian and European pig breeds. The unknown population genetic structure and increased inbreeding among the small population of conserved Lanyu pigs is now of great conservation concern. Additionally, the presence for more than a century of exotic pig breeds in Taiwan has made gene...
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