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Genetic characterization of the endangered Kiso horse using 31 microsatellite DNAs.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Feb 2012
Takasu Masaki, Hiramatsu Nana, Tozaki Teruaki, Kakoi Hironaga, Nakagawa Takeru, Hasegawa Telhisa, Huricha, Maeda Masami, Murase Tetsuma, Mukoyama Harutaka
Abstract excerpt
In order to contribute to conservation of the endangered Kiso horse, we clarified their genetic information using 31 microsatellite DNAs, and genotyped 125 horses, 83% of the existing breed. First, we clarified the current status of the horses. The horses were confirmed to have experienced rapid loss of population causing a bottleneck, and their effective population size was much smaller than their census size....
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