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Detecting population structure and recent demographic history in endangered livestock breeds: the case of the Italian autochthonous donkeys.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2013
Colli L, Perrotta G, Negrini R, Bomba L, Bigi D, Zambonelli P, Verini Supplizi A, Liotta L, Ajmone-Marsan P
Abstract excerpt
Since its domestication, about 5000 years ago, the donkey (Equus asinus) has been extensively used as a work or draft animal in agricultural activities and for the transportation of people and goods. In the last century, technology improvement and growing mechanization strongly affected agriculture and the management and use of this livestock species in the industrialized countries. Nowadays, the use of donkeys...
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