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Faroese sheep expand overall global ovine genetic diversity.
BMC genomic data - 18 Apr 2025
Hansen Eva Kjæld, Í Gerðinum Jens Ivan, Våge Dag Inge, Mikalsen Svein-Ole
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BACKGROUND: Faroese sheep have an unclear history. While it is assumed that the Vikings brought sheep to the Faroes, traces of pre-Viking age sheep are also found. Historical sources cite disasters in a period around year 1600 that essentially eradicated the sheep population, and subsequent imports from Iceland to the northern part of Faroes, and from Shetland and Orkneys to the southern part of Faroes. We have...
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