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Population structure and genomic inbreeding in nine Swiss dairy cattle populations.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 7 Nov 2017
Signer-Hasler Heidi, Burren Alexander, Neuditschko Markus, Frischknecht Mirjam, Garrick Dorian, Stricker Christian, Gredler Birgit, Bapst Beat, Flury Christine
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BACKGROUND: Domestication, breed formation and intensive selection have resulted in divergent cattle breeds that likely exhibit their own genomic signatures. In this study, we used genotypes from 27,612 autosomal single nucleotide polymorphisms to characterize population structure based on 9214 sires representing nine Swiss dairy cattle populations: Brown Swiss (BS), Braunvieh (BV), Original Braunvieh (OB),...
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