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Genetic variation in the feral horses of the Namib Desert, Namibia.
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association - 1 Mar 2001
Cothran E G, van Dyk E, van der Merwe F J
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation at 7 blood-group and 10 biochemical genetic loci was examined in 30 horses from a feral herd from the Namib Desert of Namibia, Africa. The observed genetic variability was extremely low compared with that found in domestic horse breeds. The low variation was most probably a result of recent small population size and a small founding population size. Genetic comparison of the Namib horses, which...
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