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Opportunities for international collaboration in dog breeding from the sharing of pedigree and health data.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Sept 2013
Fikse W F, Malm S, Lewis T W
Abstract excerpt
Pooling of pedigree and phenotype data from different countries may improve the accuracy of derived indicators of both genetic diversity and genetic merit of traits of interest. This study demonstrates significant migration of individuals of four pedigree dog breeds between Sweden and the United Kingdom. Correlations of estimates of genetic merit (estimated breeding values, EBVs) for the Fédération Cynologique...
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