Conservation Genomic Analysis of the Croatian Indigenous Black Slavonian and Turopolje Pig Breeds

The majority of the nearly 400 existing local pig breeds are adapted to specific environments and human needs. The demand for large production quantities and the industrialized pig production have caused a rapid decline of many local pig breeds in recent decades. Black Slavonian pig and Turopolje pi...

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Main Authors: Boris Lukić, Maja Ferenčaković, Dragica Šalamon, Mato Čačić, Vesna Orehovački, Laura Iacolina, Ino Curik, Vlatka Cubric-Curik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2020.00261/full