Population structure of Brazilian Gyr dairy cattle Estrutura populacional de bovinos Gir leiteiros no Brasil

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the genetic structure of Gyr cattle selected for milk production. Files of pedigree and production were composed of 27,610 animals. The ENDOG program was used for the calculation of individual inbreeding coefficient (F) and coefficient of average re...

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Main Authors: João Cruz Reis Filho, Paulo Sávio Lopes, Rui da Silva Verneque, Robledo de Almeida Torres, Roberto Luiz Teodoro, Paulo Luiz Souza Carneiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2010-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982010001200012