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The role of inbreeding depression on productive performance in the Italian Holstein breed.
Journal of animal science - 3 Jan 2023
Ablondi Michela, Summer Andrea, Stocco Giorgia, Finocchiaro Raffaella, van Kaam Jan-Thijs, Cassandro Martino, Dadousis Christos, Sabbioni Alberto, Cipolat-Gotet Claudio
Abstract excerpt
Inbreeding depression has become an urgent issue in cosmopolitan breeds where the massive genetic progress achieved in the latest generations is counterbalanced by a dramatic loss of genetic diversity causing increased health issues. Thus, the aim of this study was to estimate inbreeding depression on productive traits in Holstein dairy cattle. More precisely, we aimed to i) determine the level of inbreeding in...
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