Genetic diversity in farm animals - A review

L. F. Groeneveld; J. A. Lenstra; H. Eding; M. A. Toro; B. Scherf; D. Pilling; R. Negrini; E. K. Finlay; H. Jianlin; E. Groeneveld; S. Weigend

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Genetic diversity in farm animals - A review

L. F. Groeneveld, J. A. Lenstra, H. Eding, M. A. Toro, B. Scherf, D. Pilling, R. Negrini, E. K. Finlay, H. Jianlin, E. Groeneveld, S. Weigend

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Domestication of livestock species and a long history of migrations, selection and adaptation have created an enormous variety of breeds. Conservation of these genetic resources relies on demographic characterization, recording of production environments and effective data management. In addition, molecular genetic studies allow a comparison of genetic diversity within and across breeds and a reconstruction of the history of breeds and ancestral populations. This has been summarized for cattle, yak, water buffalo, sheep, goats, camelids, pigs, horses, and chickens. Further progress is expected to benefit from advances in molecular technology. © 2010 International Society for Animal Genetics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6-31
Number of pages	26
Journal	Animal Genetics
Volume	41
Issue number	SUPPL. 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02038.x
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2010

Keywords

Databases
Domestication
Farm animal genetic resources
Genetic diversity
Livestock
Production environment recording

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