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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Genetics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12863-017-0518-2 |