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Genetic characterization and founder effect analysis of recently introduced Salers cattle breed population.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Jan 2017
Gamarra D, Lopez-Oceja A, de Pancorbo M M
Abstract excerpt
Salers are a native French breed used for beef and dairy production that has expanded to all the continents. The Salers breed was introduced to the north of Spain in 1985 with only 15 individuals from France and has successfully increased to over 20 000 animals. Although over time new animals have been imported from France for breeding, it is possible that the limiting number of founder animals could have...
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