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Challenging the selection for consistency in the rank of endurance competitions.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 10 Apr 2020
Cervantes Isabel, Bodin Loys, Valera Mercedes, Molina Antonio, Gutiérrez Juan Pablo
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BACKGROUND: Control of the environmental variability by genetic selection offers possibilities for new selection objectives for productive traits. This methodology aims at reducing heterogeneity in productive traits and has been applied to several traits and species for which animal homogeneity is profitable. In horse breeding programmes, rank in competitions is a common selection objective but has been...
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