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Impact of the use of cryobank samples in a selected cattle breed: a simulation study.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 2 Nov 2011
Leroy Grégoire, Danchin-Burge Coralie, Verrier Etienne
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BACKGROUND: High selection pressure on domestic cattle has led to an undesirable increase in inbreeding, as well as to the deterioration of some functional traits which are indirectly selected. Semen stored in a cryobank may be a useful way to redirect selection or limit the loss of genetic diversity in a selected breed. The purpose of this study was to analyse the efficiency of current cryobank sampling methods,...
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