Inbreeding and Genetic Diversity in Three Imported Swine Breeds in China Using Pedigree Data

Inbreeding and Genetic Diversity in Three Imported Swine Breeds in China Using Pedigree Data

The accumulation of inbreeding and the loss of genetic diversity is a potential problem in the modern swine breeds in China. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the pedigrees of Chinese Duroc (CD), Landrace (CL) and Yorkshire (CY) swine to estimate the past and current rates of inbre...

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Main Authors: G. Q. Tang, J. Xue, M. J. Lian, R. F. Yang, T. F. Liu, Z. Y. Zeng, A. A. Jiang, Y. Z. Jiang, L. Zhu, L. Bai, Z. Wang, X. W. Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2013-06-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
Subjects:
Genetic Diversity
Inbreeding
Pedigree
Swine
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