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Abnormal reproductive patterns in Przewalski's mares are associated with a loss in gene diversity.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Feb 2012
Collins C Wynne, Songsasen Nucharin S, Vick Mandi M, Wolfe Barbara A, Weiss Rachael B, Keefer Carol L, Monfort Steven L
Abstract excerpt
The ex situ population of the Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) is not self-sustaining (20% foaling rate), and the demography is skewed toward aging individuals with low gene diversity. We designed the present study to gain a better understanding of the reproductive biology of the Przewalski's mare and to determine whether age and gene diversity influenced reproductive function. Urine samples were...
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