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Use of molecular genetic techniques: a case study on the Iberian pig

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

M.A. Toro ,
E. Alves ,
C. Barragán ,
C. Castellanos ,
E. Fabuel ,
A. Fernández ,
C. Ovilo ,
M.C. Rodríguez  and
L. Silió
M.A. Toro
Affiliation:
Departamento de Mejora Genética Animal, INIA, Carretera A Coruña km. 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
E. Alves
Affiliation:
Departamento de Mejora Genética Animal, INIA, Carretera A Coruña km. 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
C. Barragán
Affiliation:
Departamento de Mejora Genética Animal, INIA, Carretera A Coruña km. 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
C. Castellanos
Affiliation:
Departamento de Mejora Genética Animal, INIA, Carretera A Coruña km. 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
E. Fabuel
Affiliation:
Departamento de Mejora Genética Animal, INIA, Carretera A Coruña km. 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
A. Fernández
Affiliation:
Departamento de Mejora Genética Animal, INIA, Carretera A Coruña km. 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
C. Ovilo
Affiliation:
Departamento de Mejora Genética Animal, INIA, Carretera A Coruña km. 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
M.C. Rodríguez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Mejora Genética Animal, INIA, Carretera A Coruña km. 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
L. Silió
Affiliation:
Departamento de Mejora Genética Animal, INIA, Carretera A Coruña km. 7, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

The usefulness of molecular genetic markers as a tool for the conservation, characterisation and differentiation of domestic animal populations are shown in the following text, that summarises diverse applications to Iberian pigs.

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Section 4: Conservation in action
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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 30: Farm Animal Genetic Resources , 2004 , pp. 281 - 297
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 2004

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