Methods to estimate effective population size using pedigree data: Examples in dog, sheep, cattle and horse

BACKGROUND: Effective population sizes of 140 populations (including 60 dog breeds, 40 sheep breeds, 20 cattle breeds and 20 horse breeds) were computed using pedigree information and six different computation methods. Simple demographical information (number of breeding males and females), variance...

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Main Authors: Leroy, Grégoire, Mary-Huard, Tristan, Verrier, Etienne, Danvy, Sophie, Charvolin, Eleonore, Danchin-Burge, Coralie
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Research
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23281913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-45-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23281913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-45-1

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