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Genetic Distinctiveness of the Herdwick Sheep Breed and Two Other Locally Adapted Hill Breeds of the UK

There is considerable interest in locally adapted breeds of livestock as reservoirs of genetic diversity that may provide important fitness traits for future use in agriculture. In marginal areas, these animals contribute to food security and extract value from land unsuitable for other systems of f...

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Autores principales: Bowles, Dianna, Carson, Amanda, Isaac, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3906253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24489968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087823