Genetic structure and diversity among sheep breeds in the united states: Identification of the major gene pools

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2336-2348

  Blackburn, H D ^a   Paiva, S R ^b   Wildeus, S ^c   Getz, W ^d   Waldron, D ^e   Stobart, R ^f   Bixby, D ^g   Purdy, P H ^a   Welsh, C ^a   Spiller, S ^a   Brown, M ^h  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^g American Livestock Breeds Conservancy   (United States)

^h AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal genetic resource conservation; Bayesian cluster analysis; Domestic sheep; Genetic diversity

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SHEEP; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80052589235     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3354     Document Type: Article

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