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Genetic structure of goat breeds from Brazil and the United States: Implications for conservation and breeding programs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 2015
Carvalho G M C, Paiva S R, Araújo A M, Mariante A, Blackburn H D
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to assess genetic diversity among 5 Brazilian (155 animals) and 5 U.S. goat (120 animals) breeds using 23 microsatellite markers. Samples from the United States represented a broad geographic distribution whereas Brazilian samples were from the northeast region. Samples from Boer were common to each country's breed count. Expected and observed heterozygosity among breeds ranged...
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