Population history and genetic variability in the Spanish Arab Horse assessed via pedigree analysis

Livestock Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-33

  Cervantes, I ^a   Molina, A ^a   Goyache, F ^b   Gutierrez J P ^c   Valera, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Genetic variability; Pedigree analysis; Population history; Spanish Arab horse; Within population differentiation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 37349038210     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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