Inbreeding and genetic structure in the endangered Sorraia horse breed: Implications for its conservation and management

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 232-237

  Luís, Cristina ^a   Cothran, E Gus ^b   Oom, Maria Do Mar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HORSE; INBREEDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HETEROZYGOTE; HORSES; INBREEDING; PEDIGREE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34548361492     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esm009     Document Type: Article

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