Article
Combined genomic evaluation of Merino and Dohne Merino Australian sheep populations.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 30 Sept 2024
Wicki Marine, Brown Daniel J, Gurman Phillip M, Raoul Jérôme, Legarra Andrés, Swan Andrew A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Dohne Merino sheep was introduced to Australia from South Africa in the 1990s. It was primarily used in crosses with the Merino breed sheep to improve on attributes such as reproduction and carcass composition. Since then, this breed has continued to expand in Australia but the number of genotyped and phenotyped purebred individuals remains low, calling into question the accuracy of genomic...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
