Purging of inbreeding depression within the Irish Holstein-Friesian population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The objective of this study was to investigate whether inbreeding depression in milk production or fertility performance has been partially purged due to selection within the Irish Holstein-Friesian population. Classical, ancestral (<it>i.e</it>., the...

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Main Authors: Mc Parland Sinéad, Kearney Francis, Berry Donagh P
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://www.gsejournal.org/content/41/1/16