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Changes of sires in a breeding farm enables maintenance of DNA-level genetic variation in a produced herd of Hokkaido Native Horses.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Jan 2000
Amano Tomoko, Tozaki Teruaki, Takasu Masaki, Onogi Akio, Yamada Fumihiro, Kawai Masahito, Ueda Junji
Abstract excerpt
We investigated whether regular changes of the sire in a breeding farm of Hokkaido Native Horses (HKDs) enables the DNA-level genetic variation of the produced animals to be maintained. The genotypes of 31 microsatellite markers were identified and analyzed in 207 animals produced in a breeding farm in which the sire was replaced every 3 to 5 years. The mean allele number indicating the degree of genetic...
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