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Optimized diffusion of buck semen for saving genetic variability in selected dairy goat populations.
BMC genetics - 9 Feb 2011
Colleau Jean-Jacques, Clément Virginie, Martin Pierre, Palhière Isabelle
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BACKGROUND: Current research on quantitative genetics has provided efficient guidelines for the sustainable management of selected populations: genetic gain is maximized while the loss of genetic diversity is maintained at a reasonable rate. However, actual selection schemes are complex, especially for large domestic species, and they have to take into account many operational constraints. This paper deals with...
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