Methods to estimate effective population size using pedigree data: Examples in dog, sheep, cattle and horse

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Leroy, Grégoire ^a   Mary Huard, Tristan ^b   Verrier, Etienne ^a   Danvy, Sophie ^c   Charvolin, Eleonore ^a   Danchin Burge, Coralie ^d  

^a UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

^b AgroParisTech   (France)

^c IFCE ^*  (France)

^d Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA SET; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENETIC STRUCTURE; INBREEDING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RUMINANT;

BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; DOG; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HORSE; INBRED STRAIN; INBREEDING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PEDIGREE; POPULATION; POPULATION GENETICS; SEX RATIO; SHEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, INBRED STRAINS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DOGS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HORSES; INBREEDING; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PEDIGREE; POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SHEEP;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84871689978     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1297-9686-45-1     Document Type: Article

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