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Conservation priorities for the different lines of Dutch Red and White Friesian cattle change when relationships with other breeds are taken into account.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Feb 2017
Hulsegge B, Calus M P L, Oldenbroek J K, Windig J J
Abstract excerpt
From a genetic point of view, the selection of breeds and animals within breeds for conservation in a national gene pool can be based on a maximum diversity strategy. This implies that priority is given to conservation of breeds and animals that diverge most and overlap of conserved diversity is minimized. This study investigated the genetic diversity in the Dutch Red and White Friesian (DFR) cattle breed and its...
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