Inbreeding depression in livestock species: Review and meta-analysis

Animal Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 618-628

  Leroy, G ^a  

^a UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Domestic animals; Genetic diversity; Inbreeding; Production traits

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECONOMICS; EPISTASIS; GENETICS; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; LIVESTOCK; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; LIVESTOCK; MODELS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 84907894040     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/age.12178     Document Type: Review

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