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Genetic Diversity in Dutch Sheep Breeds.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2026
Hoorneman J Noëlle, Schoon Mira A, Crooijmans Richard P M A, Hiemstra Sipke Joost, Windig Jack J
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The Netherlands has a rich variety of native sheep breeds, most of them at risk or endangered. We studied the distinctiveness of these breeds, their genetic diversity within and between breeds, and how this diversity is shaped by geography, purpose, history and genetic management practices. Semen samples of 171 rams of 11 native Dutch breeds were genotyped with the IMAGE001 multispecies SNP chip including 10 K...
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