Population genetic structure of and inbreeding in an insular cattle breed, the Jersey, and its implications for genetic resource management

Heredity

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 396-401

  Chikhi, L ^a,b,e   Goossens, B ^c   Treanor, A ^d   Bruford, M W ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^e École Nationale de Formation Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Inbreeding; Island of Jersey; Jersey cattle; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

CATTLE; GENETIC RESOURCE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING; ISLAND;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; INBREEDING; POPULATION GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHANNEL ISLANDS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; INBREEDING; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

CHANNEL ISLANDS [UNITED KINGDOM]; EURASIA; EUROPE; JERSEY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 2542430674     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800433     Document Type: Article

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