Article
Genetic characterisation of the Uruguayan Creole horse and analysis of relationships among horse breeds.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Feb 2002
Kelly L, Postiglioni A, De Andrés D F, Vega-Plá J L, Gagliardi R, Biagetti R, Franco J
Abstract excerpt
The genetic variability within the Uruguayan Creole horse and its relationship to a group of geographically or historically related breeds (Spanish Pure-bred, Barb, Quarter horse, Paso Fino, Peruvian Paso, Arabian and Thoroughbred horse), was evaluated using 25 loci (seven of blood groups, nine of protein polymorphisms and nine microsatellites) analyzed on a total of 145 Uruguayan Creole horses. In this study,...
Topics
- Animals
- Blood Group Antigens
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Horses
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Uruguay
