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Genetic variability, structure and assignment of Spanish and French pig populations based on a large sampling.
Animal genetics - 1 Dec 2010
Boitard S, Chevalet C, Mercat M-J, Meriaux J C, Sanchez A, Tibau J, Sancristobal M
Abstract excerpt
The Spanish and French pig populations share the common practice of quasi systematic paternity control of pure breed and composite line males. Ten microsatellite markers are in common between Spain and France controls, among the 17 markers used in France and the 13 used in Spain. After the adjustment of allele sizes, it is possible to merge the two datasets and to obtain a set of 5791 animals, including the vast...
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