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 …

Background On-going climate change will drastically modify agriculture in the future, with a
need for more sustainable systems, in particular regarding animal production. In this context …

Background Effective population size (N e) is a crucial parameter in conservation genetics
and animal breeding. A recent method, implemented by the software GONE, has been …

Simple Summary The demographic and genetic diversity structure and the contributions of
Spanish (PRE) and Arabian Purebred (PRá) horses to the process of conformation of the …

Pedigree information and data on growth and reproduction traits in Iran-Black sheep breed,
collected during a period of 28 years (1980–2008) in Abbasabad breeding station, north …

The population dynamics of 2 lines of chickens from a long-term (59 generations) selection
experiment were assessed based on pedigree data. These lines were propagated from …

Quantifying interannual variation in effective adult breeding number (Nb) and relationships
between Nb, effective population size (Ne), adult census size (N) and population …

The aims of this study were the analysis of pedigree information and evaluation of
inbreeding effects on birth weight (BW), average daily gain from birth to weaning (ADG) …

The aim of this study was to perform an analysis of genetic diversity in four endangered
horse populations bred in Slovakia, describing parameters on the probability of identity by …

Abstract The Gir cattle breed (Bos indicus) is an important genetic resource for milk
production throughout the tropics. The small number of Gir animals introduced in Brazil …