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The African introgression of Murciano Granadina goats has a Moroccan origin and displays remarkable levels of inter-individual variability.
Animal genetics - 1 Dec 2024
Petretto E, Luigi-Sierra M G, Vacca G M, Martínez A, Delgado J V, Fernández Álvarez J, Castelló A, Pazzola M, Jordana J, Dettori M L, Amills M
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There is evidence that Murciano Granadina (MG), the most important caprine dairy breed in Spain, has been introgressed by African goats, but the precise geographic origin of such introgression has not been identified yet. Moreover, an accurate estimate of the magnitude of this African introgression is lacking, since current estimates are based on small numbers of sampled individuals. The aim of our work was to...
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