The impact of the effective population size of local endangered breeds on the increase in inbreeding Project leader Daina Jonkus Team of project Līga Paura Duration 2019 - 2020 Research focus 2. Preservation of biological diversity in agro- and forest biocenoses, ecosystem protection and services Source of funding Ministry of Agriculture projects Project partners Agricultural data Center Republic of Latvia: Ingus GrauziņšIeva BlumbergaAnna Veidemane Description of project The aim of research Anlyse of Latvian local, endangered agricultural animal breeds effective population size and inbreeding The tasks of project: Determine the total number of female and male individuals in local endangered breeds, and the number of individuals used for the next generationTo determine the effective population size for different breedsTo determine the degree of inbreeding in local endangered breedsTo predict the increase in inbreeding in local endangered breeds depending on the effective population Results Jonkus D. Paura L. (2025). Analysis of genetic diversity in Latvian darkheaded sheep population. Small Rumionant Research. Vol.242, Art. No. 107403 Nikonova V., Jonkus D., Paura L. (2024). Pedigree analysis of the Latvian Warmblood horse heavy type population. Czech journal of Animal Science. Vol. 9(11) p.462-469Jonkus D., Piliena K., Paura L. (2023). Analysis of inbreeding of the Latvian local goat breed. Small Ruminant Research. Vol. 228, Art. No. 107108Paura L., Jonkus D. (2020). Inbreeding evaluation in Latvian local cattle breeds. Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica. Vol 23 p. 52-57
