1. Genetic variability in a nucleus herd of Boer goats in Brazil assessed by pedigree analysis 
L.M. Menezes, W.H. Sousa, E.P.Cavalcanti Filho, F.Q. Cartaxo, J.A. Viana, L.T. Gama 
Small Ruminant Research 
Volume 131, Pages (October 2015)
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2. Fig. 1
Number of animals (males and females) born per year, in the population of Boer goats studied.
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3. Fig. 2
Number of offspring produced by age class of the sires and dams in the population of Boer goats studied.
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4. Fig. 3
Number of parents and offspring, by classes of number of offspring per parent in the Boer goat population studied, for: a) sires and b) dams.
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5. Fig. 4
Averages (%) by year of birth for the coefficients, of inbreeding and relatedness and for number of equivalent generations in the Boer goat breed.
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6. Fig. 5
Cumulative genetic contributionof founders and ancestors to the Boer goat breed, considering (a) the entire population and (b) the reference population.
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7. Fig. 6
Evolution of the effective number of founders and ancestors contributing to the reference population of Boer goats, considering reference populations in successive periods.
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8. Fig. 7
Evolution of marginal genetic contribution of the 10 largest ancestors of Boer goats born over the last 14 years, considering different periods.Each ancestor is identified by its identification number and country of origin (USA: United States of America; BR: Brazil; AUS: Australia).
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