Inbreeding trends and genetic diversity in purebred sheep populations

Monitoring the rate of change in inbreeding and genetic diversity within a population is important to guide breeding programmes. Such interest stems from the impact of loss in genetic diversity on sustainable genetic gain but also the impact on performance (i.e. inbreeding depression). The objective...

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Main Authors: P. Rafter, N McHugh, T. Pabiou, D.P. Berry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731122001574