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Restructuring breeding programs 1: Integration of diversity.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 28 Apr 2026
Niehoff Tobias A M, Ten Napel Jan, Calus Mario P L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Closed populations are always at risk of losing genetic diversity needed for long-term genetic progress. When selecting, breeders are sometimes afraid of “missing out” on rare and/or beneficial genetic variation. Such genetic variation missing in a high-performing nucleus population may be found in low performing animals. The gap in performance level may hamper utilization of external genetic...
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