To evaluate the Weitzman approach for assessing alternative conservation strategies for breed ( population ) diversity, we used genetic distance measures between 49 African cattle breeds divided into two groups of 26 taurine ( Bos taurus ) and sanga ( Bos taurus×Bos indicus ) breeds and 23 zebu ...
Reist-Marti, S.B.
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Simianer, H.
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Gibson, John P.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Weitzman's approach and conservation of breed diversity: An application to African cattle breeds]
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Weitzman's approach and conservation of breed diversity: An application to African cattle breeds
Methods for biodiversity conservation are reported and applied to 49 African cattle breeds (26
taurine/sanga and 23 zebu/zenga (ZZ) breeds). It was estimated that about half of the breeds and
half of today’s genetic diversity between breeds would be lost within 50 years. Based on a survey
and a l...
Reist-Marti, S.B.
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Abdulai, A.
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Simianer, H.
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[Analysis of methods for efficient biodiversity conservation with focus on African cattle breeds]
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Analysis of methods for efficient biodiversity conservation with focus on African cattle breeds
Effective population size is an important parameter for the assessment of genetic diversity within a livestock population and its development over time. If pedigree information is not available, linkage disequilibrium (LD) analysis might offer an alternative perspective for the estimation of effe...
Flury, C.
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Tapio, M.
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Sonstegard, T.S.
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Drögemaller, C.
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Leeb, T.
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Simianer, H.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Rieder, S.
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[Effective population size of an indigenous Swiss cattle breed estimated from linkage disequilibrium]
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Effective population size of an indigenous Swiss cattle breed estimated from linkage disequilibrium