Estimation of Linkage Disequilibrium and Effective Population Size in Three Italian Autochthonous Beef Breeds
The objective was to investigate the pattern of linkage disequilibrium (LD) in three local beef breeds, namely, Calvana (n = 174), Mucca Pisana (n = 270), and Pontremolese (n = 44). As a control group, samples of the Italian Limousin breed (n = 100) were used. All cattle were genotyped with the Gene...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Animals |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/6/1034 |