Analysis of Homozygous-by-Descent (HBD) Segments for Purebred and Crossbred Pigs in Russia

Intensive selection raises the efficiency of pig farming considerably, but it also promotes the accumulation of homozygosity, which can lead to an increase in inbreeding and the accumulation of deleterious variation. The analysis of segments homozygous-by-descent (HBD) and non-HBD segments in purebr...

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Main Authors: Siroj Bakoev, Anatoly Kolosov, Faridun Bakoev, Olga Kostyunina, Nekruz Bakoev, Timofey Romanets, Olga Koshkina, Lyubov Getmantseva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/8/861