Population genetic structure analysis of Shall sheep using pedigree information and effect of inbreeding on growth traits

The objective of this study was to use pedigree analysis to describe the population structure, genetic variability and inbreeding to quantify their effects on growth traits in Shall sheep. The analysis was based on the pedigree information of 64,964 animals. Data and pedigree information used in thi...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Hashemi, Navid Ghavi Hossein-Zadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-12-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2020.1827992