Inbreeding Trends in Norwegian Cattle Breeds at Risk

The Norwegian Genetic Resource Centre estimated the inbreeding rate and thereby the effective population size for all of Norway’s cattle breeds at risk, using the method by Gutierrez et al 2008. When the conservation efforts began in 1990, these breeds were very small in number. However, the current...

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Published in:NIBIO Rapport 2021
Main Authors: Holene, Anna Caroline, Berg, Peer, Sæther, Nina Alvilde Hovden
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:The Norwegian Genetic Resource Centre estimated the inbreeding rate and thereby the effective population size for all of Norway’s cattle breeds at risk, using the method by Gutierrez et al 2008. When the conservation efforts began in 1990, these breeds were very small in number. However, the current population status shows that the breeds have been wisely managed.