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Inbreeding trends and genetic diversity in purebred sheep populations.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Aug 2022
Rafter P, McHugh N, Pabiou T, Berry D P
Abstract excerpt
Monitoring the rate of change in inbreeding and genetic diversity within a population is important to guide breeding programmes. Such interest stems from the impact of loss in genetic diversity on sustainable genetic gain but also the impact on performance (i.e. inbreeding depression). The objective of the present study was to evaluate trends in inbreeding and genetic diversity in 43 066 Belclare, 120 753...
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