The use of SNP data for the monitoring of genetic diversity in cattle breeds

C. Flury¹, M. Tapio^2,3, T. Sonstegard⁴, C. Drögemüller⁵, T. Leeb⁵, O. Hanotte^3,6, H. Simianer⁷, S. Rieder^1
1Bern University of Applied Sciences, Swiss College of Agriculture, Zollikofen, Switzerland
²MTT, Jokoinen, Finland
³International Livestock Research Institute ILRI, Nairobi, United Kingdom
⁴USDA, Beltsville, United States
⁵University of Bern, Vetsuisse Faculty, Bern, Switzerland
⁶University of Nottingham, The School of Biology, Nottingham, United Kingdom
⁷Georg-August-University, Department of Animal Sciences, Göttingen, Germany