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Unraveling the genetic diversity of Belgian Milk Sheep using medium-density SNP genotypes.
Animal genetics - 1 Mar 2020
Meyermans R, Gorssen W, Wijnrocx K, Lenstra J A, Vellema P, Buys N, Janssens S
Abstract excerpt
The present study focuses on the Belgian Milk Sheep in Flanders (Belgium) and compares its genetic diversity and relationship with the Flemish Sheep, the Friesian Milk Sheep, the French Lacaune dairy sheep and other Northern European breeds. For this study, 94 Belgian Milk Sheep, 23 Flemish Sheep and 22 Friesian Milk Sheep were genotyped with the OvineSNP50 array. In addition, 29 unregistered animals...
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