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Molecular and pedigree analysis applied to conservation of animal genetic resources: the case of Brazilian Somali hair sheep.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Oct 2011
Paiva Samuel R, Facó Olivardo, Faria Danielle A, Lacerda Thaísa, Barretto Gabriel B, Carneiro Paulo L S, Lobo Raimundo N B, McManus Concepta
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The first registers of Somali sheep in Brazil are from the beginning of the 1900s. This breed, adapted to the dry climate and scarce food supply, is restricted in the northeast region of the country. Molecular marker technologies, especially those based on genotyping microsatellite and mtDNA loci, can be used in conjunction with breeding (pedigree analysis) and consequently the maintenance of genetic variation in...
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