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The cosmopolitan maternal heritage of the Thoroughbred racehorse breed shows a significant contribution from British and Irish native mares.
Biology letters - 23 Apr 2011
Bower M A, Campana M G, Whitten M, Edwards C J, Jones H, Barrett E, Cassidy R, Nisbet R E R, Hill E W, Howe C J, Binns M
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The paternal origins of Thoroughbred racehorses trace back to a handful of Middle Eastern stallions, imported to the British Isles during the seventeenth century. Yet, few details of the foundation mares were recorded, in many cases not even their names (several different maternal lineages trace...
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