Development of a SNP panel dedicated to parentage assignment in French sheep populations

Development of a SNP panel dedicated to parentage assignment in French sheep populations

Abstract Background The efficiency of breeding programs partly relies on the accuracy of the estimated breeding values which decreases when pedigrees are incomplete. Two reproduction techniques are mainly used by sheep breeders to identify the sires of lambs: animal insemination and natural matings...

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Main Authors: F. Tortereau, C. R. Moreno, G. Tosser-Klopp, B. Servin, J. Raoul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Subjects:
Sheep
Parentage assignment
SNP
Breeding programs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-017-0518-2

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