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Evaluation of inbreeding and genetic diversity in Japanese Shorthorn cattle by pedigree analysis.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Jan 2021
Uemoto Yoshinobu, Suzuki Keiichi, Yasuda Jumpei, Roh Sanggun, Satoh Masahiro
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The Japanese Shorthorn is a Japanese Wagyu breed maintained at a small population size. We assessed the degree of inbreeding and genetic diversity among Japanese Shorthorn cattle using pedigree analysis. We analyzed the pedigree records of registered Japanese Shorthorn born between 1980 and 2018, after evaluating the pedigree completeness. The average of the actual inbreeding coefficients increased at the same...
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