Article
Using high-density SNP data to unravel the origin of the Franches-Montagnes horse breed.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 10 Jul 2024
Gmel Annik Imogen, Mikko Sofia, Ricard Anne, Velie Brandon D, Gerber Vinzenz, Hamilton Natasha Anne, Neuditschko Markus
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Franches-Montagnes (FM) is the last native horse breed of Switzerland, established at the end of the 19th century by cross-breeding local mares with Anglo-Norman stallions. We collected high-density SNP genotype data (Axiom™ 670 K Equine genotyping array) from 522 FM horses, including 44 old-type horses (OF), 514 European Warmblood horses (WB) from Sweden and Switzerland (including a stallion used...
Topics
- Horses
- Animals
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Inbreeding
- Pedigree
- Male
- Breeding
- Female
- Switzerland
- Genotype
- Homozygote
