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Genetic diversity in European cattle breeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

S.C. Blott
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9PS, United Kingdom
J.L. Williams
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9PS, United Kingdom
C.S. Haley
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9PS, United Kingdom
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Identification of genetically unique populations is a key aim in the study of livestock breed diversity (Hall and Bradley, 1995). In this study random sampling techniques were used to test the significance of genetic distances between European cattle breeds, and to analyse the stability of breed relationships.

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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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References

Hall, S.J.G. and Bradley, D.G. 1995. Conserving livestock breed biodiversity. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 10: 267270.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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