Article
Genomic mating as sustainable breeding for Chinese indigenous Ningxiang pigs.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
He Jun, Wu Xiao-Lin, Zeng Qinghua, Li Hao, Ma Haiming, Jiang Juan, Rosa Guilherme J M, Gianola Daniel, Tait Richard G, Bauck Stewart
Abstract excerpt
An important economic reason for the loss of local breeds is that they tend to be less productive, and hence having less market value than commercial breeds. Nevertheless, local breeds often have irreplaceable values, genetically and sociologically. In the breeding programs with local breeds, it is crucial to balance the selection for genetic gain and the maintaining of genetic diversity. These two objectives are...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.