Assessing pig genetic diversity

Assessing pig genetic diversityThe preservation of genetic diversity is particularly important because human selection processes have resulted in a small number of commercial breeds and a large number of small, residual populations. This chapter looks at ways of analyzing pig genetic diversity. It then reviews what these techniques show about the current state of genetic diversity in traditional, local breeds. As the chapter suggests, optimal contribution selection (OCS), genomic

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The chapter then reviews advances in understanding the taxonomy and classification of disease-causing strains

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