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Methods to estimate effective population size using pedigree data: Examples in dog, sheep, cattle and horse.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 2 Jan 2013
Leroy Grégoire, Mary-Huard Tristan, Verrier Etienne, Danvy Sophie, Charvolin Eleonore, Danchin-Burge Coralie
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BACKGROUND: Effective population sizes of 140 populations (including 60 dog breeds, 40 sheep breeds, 20 cattle breeds and 20 horse breeds) were computed using pedigree information and six different computation methods. Simple demographical information (number of breeding males and females), variance of progeny size, or evolution of identity by descent probabilities based on coancestry or inbreeding were used as...
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