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Genetic diversity among horse populations with a special focus on the Franches-Montagnes breed.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2006
Glowatzki-Mullis M L, Muntwyler J, Pfister W, Marti E, Rieder S, Poncet P A, Gaillard C
Abstract excerpt
Genetic characterization helps to assure breed integrity and to assign individuals to defined populations. The objective of this study was to characterize genetic diversity in six horse breeds and to analyse the population structure of the Franches-Montagnes breed, especially with regard to the degree of introgression with Warmblood. A total of 402 alleles from 50 microsatellite loci were used. The average number...
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