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Genetic structure and diversity among sheep breeds in the United States: identification of the major gene pools.
Journal of animal science - 1 Aug 2011
Blackburn H D, Paiva S R, Wildeus S, Getz W, Waldron D, Stobart R, Bixby D, Purdy P H, Welsh C, Spiller S, Brown M
Abstract excerpt
Understanding existing levels of genetic diversity of sheep breeds facilitates in situ and ex situ conservation activities. A comprehensive evaluation of US sheep breeds has not been previously performed; therefore, we evaluated the genetic diversity among and within 28 US sheep breeds. Both major and minor breeds were included in the analysis and consisted of 666 animals from 222 producers located in 38 states....
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