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Genetic diversity of Syrian Arabian horses.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2017
Almarzook S, Reissmann M, Arends D, Brockmann G A
Abstract excerpt
Although Arabian horses have been bred in strains for centuries and pedigrees have been recorded in studbooks, to date, little is known about the genetic diversity within and between these strains. In this study, we tested if the three main strains of Syrian Arabian horses descend from three founders as suggested by the studbook. We examined 48 horses representing Saglawi (n = 18), Kahlawi (n = 16) and Hamdani...
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