Pedigree-based evaluation of classical, ancestral, and new inbreeding coefficients in Carora and Criollo Limonero dairy cattle populations
ABSTRACT Background and Aim: Inbreeding is a major concern in livestock breeding because it can reduce genetic diversity, impair fitness, and compromise long-term population sustainability. Conventional pedigree-based inbreeding coefficients often fail to distinguish between recently accumulated inbreeding and historic...