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Genetic diversity, population structure and origin of the native goats in Central Laos.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Sept 2024
Le Sang V, de Las Heras-Saldana Sara, Alexandri Panoraia, Olmo Luisa, Walkden-Brown Stephen W, van der Werf Julius H J
Abstract excerpt
Maintaining genetic diversity and variation in livestock populations is critical for natural and artificial selection promoting genetic improvement while avoiding problems due to inbreeding. In Laos, there are concerns that there has been a decline in genetic diversity and a rise in inbreeding among native goats in their village-based smallholder system. In this study, we investigated the genetic diversity of Lao...
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