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Pedigree analysis of seven small French sheep populations and implications for the management of rare breeds.
Journal of animal science - 1 Feb 2010
Danchin-Burge C, Palhière I, François D, Bibé B, Leroy G, Verrier E
Abstract excerpt
Pedigree information was analyzed in 7 small populations of sheep raised in France (Bleu du Maine, Charmoise, Cotentin, on-farm Romanov, Romanov ex situ in vivo, Roussin de la Hague, Solognote) to estimate their genetic variability. The pedigree information for each breed, estimated by the number of equivalent generations traced, ranged from rather poor (4.6) to very good (10.5) when compared with other studies....
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