Genomic Characterisation of the Indigenous Irish Kerry Cattle Breed

Kerry cattle are an endangered landrace heritage breed of cultural importance to Ireland. In the present study we have used genome-wide SNP array data to evaluate genomic diversity within the Kerry population and between Kerry cattle and other European breeds. Patterns of genetic differentiation and...

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Published in:	Frontiers in genetics Vol. 9; p. 51
Main Authors:	Browett, Sam, McHugo, Gillian, Richardson, Ian W., Magee, David A., Park, Stephen D. E., Fahey, Alan G., Kearney, John F., Correia, Carolina N., Randhawa, Imtiaz A. S., MacHugh, David E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 19.02.2018
Subjects:	cattle conservation genomics endangered breed genetic diversity Genetics inbreeding population genomics genetic diversity conservation genomics single nucleotide polymorphism population genomics selection signature cattle inbreeding endangered breed
ISSN:	1664-8021, 1664-8021
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