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Pedigree diversity and implications for genetic selection of Katahdin sheep.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 May 2024
Nilson Sara M, Burke Joan M, Murdoch Brenda M, Morgan James L M, Lewis Ronald M
Abstract excerpt
The Katahdin hair breed gained popularity in the United States as low input and prolific, with a propensity to exhibit parasite resistance. With the introduction of genomically enhanced estimated breeding values (GEBV) to the Katahdin genetic evaluation, defining the diversity present in the breed is pertinent. Utilizing pedigree records (n = 92,030) from 1984 to 2019 from the National Sheep Improvement Program,...
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