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Pedigree and herd characterization of a donkey breed vulnerable to extinction.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Mar 2014
Quaresma M, Martins A M F, Rodrigues J B, Colaço J, Payan-Carreira R
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Most donkey and local horse breeds are vulnerable to extinction as mechanization of agriculture progress throughout the world. The present study analyzed the pedigree and herd records of the donkey Asinina de Miranda breed (RAM), identifying genealogical and human factors that may affect the breed genetic diversity in the future and suggesting suitable strategies to breed preservation, early on the conservation...
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