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Genetic diversity analysis of two commercial breeds of pigs using genomic and pedigree data.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 30 Mar 2016
Zanella Ricardo, Peixoto Jane O, Cardoso Fernando F, Cardoso Leandro L, Biegelmeyer Patrícia, Cantão Maurício E, Otaviano Antonio, Freitas Marcelo S, Caetano Alexandre R, Ledur Mônica C
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BACKGROUND: Genetic improvement in livestock populations can be achieved without significantly affecting genetic diversity if mating systems and selection decisions take genetic relationships among individuals into consideration. The objective of this study was to examine the genetic diversity of two commercial breeds of pigs. Genotypes from 1168 Landrace (LA) and 1094 Large White (LW) animals from a commercial...
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