Essays about: "pedigree data"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words pedigree data.

  1. 1. Vertical movement asymmetries in 3-year-old SWB horses and their associations with scores in Young Horse Tests

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Anna Kallings Larsson; [2024]
    Keywords : orthopaedic health; objective gait assessment; conformation; linear profiling; movement asymmetry; artificial intelligence; computer vision; Swedish Warmblood;

    Abstract : To improve equine performance and welfare, many attempts have been made to investigate associations between performance, longevity, orthopaedic health, conformation and talent. Causal relationships between these qualities supported by strong scientific evidence are lacking. READ MORE

  3. 2. Detecting structural variants in the DNA of the inbred Scandinavian wolf

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Lars Huson; [2023]
    Keywords : animal; animal population; bioinformatics; biological sciences; biology; Canis lupus; CNV; conservation genetics; conservation genomics; copy-number variation; DNA; endangered population; endangered species; evolution; evolutionary biology; extinction; genetic diversity; genetics; genetic variation; genomes; genomics; grey wolf; inbreeding; inbreeding depression; indel; mutation; pedigree; population genetics; population genomics; Scandinavia; smoove; snakemake; structural variant; SV; wolf; wolves;

    Abstract : Only 40 years ago, just three individuals made the journey from Finland/Russia to found the current wolf population in the southwest of Sweden. This population, that to this date descends from less than 10 founders, has a substantial increased extinction risk due to inbreeding. READ MORE

  4. 3. Estimating the effective population size of Swedish native cattle : understanding the demographic trajectories of indigenous Swedish cattle breeds

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Dolapo Adepoju; [2022]
    Keywords : Swedish native cattle; effective population size; genetic drift; cattle demographic trajectories; native cattle conservation;

    Abstract : The indigenous cattle populations are on the decline globally with the continuous improvement of genetic gains in commercial breeds. Due to their unique adaptive features to the local ecosystem, traditional cattle breeds are pools of valuable genetic resources that could help combat the impact of climate change in the near future. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploration of the hereditary cause of sex ratio distortion in horses

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Susan Ott; [2021]
    Keywords : Sex ratio; horse; selfish genetic elements; meiotic drive; Icelandic horse; Standardbred horse; Coldblooded trotters; heritability; Trivers-Willard hypothesis; pedigree data;

    Abstract : Even sex ratios are seen as evolutionarily stable and are maintained by a selection against a skewed sex ratio. However, sometimes sex ratios at birth are skewed towards one sex. Reasons for this phenomenon are often unknown. READ MORE

  6. 5. Beskrivning och uppföljning av elitauktionsföl 2011-2020 inom svenskt varmblod

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Agnes Dahlgren; Wilma Östlin; [2021]
    Keywords : Häst; SWB; föl; elitfölauktion;

    Abstract : Varje år föds cirka 2500 svenska varmblodsföl och för att skapa ett forum för svenska elitföl där uppfödare och köpare kan mötas arrangeras SWB:s elitfölauktion, under SWB equestrian weeks varje höst. Idag finns ingen sammanställd statistik som beskriver vad som karaktäriserar de föl som selekteras till SWB:s elitfölauktion eller de föl som säljs till de högsta priserna. READ MORE