How Depressing Is Inbreeding? A Meta-Analysis of 30 Years of Research on the Effects of Inbreeding in Livestock

Inbreeding depression has been widely documented for livestock and other animal and plant populations. Inbreeding is generally expected to have a stronger unfavorable effect on fitness traits than on other traits. Traditionally, the degree of inbreeding depression in livestock has been estimated as...

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Main Authors: Harmen P. Doekes, Piter Bijma, Jack J. Windig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
cow
pig
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/6/926