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| Mariante,Arthur da Silva; Egito,Andréa Alves; Albuquerque,Maria do Socorro Maués; Paiva,Samuel Rezende; Ramos,Alexandre Floriani. |
| Most livestock are not indigenous to Brazil. Several animal species were considered domesticated in the pre-colonial period, since the indigenous people manage them as would be typical of European livestock production. For over 500 years there have been periodic introductions resulting in the wide range of genetic diversity that for centuries supported domestic animal production in the country. Even though these naturalized breeds have acquired adaptive traits after centuries of natural selection, they have been gradually replaced by exotic breeds, to such an extent, that today they are in danger of extinction To avoid further loss of this important genetic material, in 1983 Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology decided to include conservation of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Animal genetic resources; Brazilian conservation program; Genetic variability; Microsatellites. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982008001300016 |
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