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[Horse breeding: genetic tests for the coat colors chestnut, bay and black. Results from a preliminary study in the Swiss Freiberger horse breed].
Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde - 1 Aug 2002
Henner J, Poncet P A, Aebi L, Hagger C, Stranzinger G, Rieder S
Abstract excerpt
Coat color played an important role during domestication and formation of breeds. Livestock breeders often had special preferences for particular color phenotypes because they believed them to be associated with performance or fitness traits. Socio-cultural reasons might have had an influence on...
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