Recent breeding history of dog breeds in Sweden: Modest rates of inbreeding, extensive loss of genetic diversity and lack of correlation between inbreeding and health

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-162

  Jansson, M ^a   Laikre, L ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal genetic resources; Conservation genetics; Domestic gene pools; Pedigree analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; DOG; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEALTH; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC VARIATION; HEALTH; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84897642710     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12060     Document Type: Article

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