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Reducing foreign genetic contributions to the YDH pig population by segment-based advanced optimum contribution selection.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Nov 2024
Cao L, Meuwissen T H E, Berg P, Yu X, Yang J, Wu Z
Abstract excerpt
Yuedonghei (YDH) is the only local pig breed with full black hair among the four well-known local pig breeds originated and distributed in Guangdong province, China, which caters to the consumers' preference of the local market of 127 million residents and thus brings a significantly above-average price. However, considerable genetic introgression (GI) has been reported for the YDH population, i.e., gene flow...
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