Genetic effects of long-term captive breeding on the endangered pygmy hog

Long-term captive populations often accumulate genetic changes that are detrimental to their survival in the wild. Periodic genetic evaluation of captive populations is thus necessary to identify deleterious changes and minimize their impact through planned breeding. Pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) is...

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Main Authors: Deepanwita Purohit, Shivakumara Manu, Muthuvarmadam Subramanian Ram, Shradha Sharma, Harika Chinchilam Patnaik, Parag Jyoti Deka, Goutam Narayan, Govindhaswamy Umapathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-10-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
MHC
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/12212.pdf