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Evolution of the genetic variability of eight French dairy cattle breeds assessed by pedigree analysis.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Jun 2012
Danchin-Burge C, Leroy G, Brochard M, Moureaux S, Verrier E
Abstract excerpt
A pedigree analysis was performed on eight French dairy cattle breeds to assess their change in genetic variability since a first analysis completed in 1996. The Holstein, Normande and Montbéliarde breeds are selected internationally with over hundreds of thousands cows registered in the performance recording system. Three breeds are internationally selected but with limited numbers of cows in France (Brown...
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