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Genomics of a revived breed: Case study of the Belgian campine cattle.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
François Liesbeth, Wijnrocx Katrien, Colinet Frédéric G, Gengler Nicolas, Hulsegge Bettine, Windig Jack J, Buys Nadine, Janssens Steven
Abstract excerpt
Through centuries of both natural and artificial selection, a variety of local cattle populations arose with highly specific phenotypes. However, the intensification and expansion of scale in animal production systems led to the predominance of a few highly productive cattle breeds. The loss of local populations is often considered irreversible and with them specific qualities and rare variants could be lost as...
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