Genetic variability of Guzerat cattle raised in northern Brazil, based on pedigree analysis

ABSTRACT Genealogical data comprised 45,711 animals born between 1901 and 2016, with 48,127 animals in the pedigree file. Population structure was analyzed in terms of pedigree completeness, individual inbreeding coefficient (F), generation interval (L), rate of inbreeding (ΔF), effective population...

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Main Authors: J.L. Ferreira, J.B.S. Ferraz, F.O. Bussiman, M.R. Rodrigues, R.S. Bueno, L.A. Sousa, M.E. Carvalho, H.D. Santos, R. Toniolli, S.Q.S. Mello, L.F. Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2022-10-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352022000500901&tlng=en