Evaluation of the genetic structure of indigenous Okinawa Agu pigs using microsatellite markers

Objective Agu pigs are indigenous to the Okinawa prefecture, which is the southernmost region of Japan. Agu pigs were exposed to a genetic bottleneck during the 20th century, due to the introduction of European pig breeds. The objective of this study was to elucidate the genetic structure of Agu pig...

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Main Authors: Shihei Touma, Aisaku Arakawa, Takuro Oikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2020-02-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-19-0034.pdf