Genealogical analyses in open populations: The case of three Arab-derived Spanish horse breeds

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 335-347

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

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Effective population size; Migration; Open populations; Pedigree analysis; Spanish Arab horse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HORSE; INBREEDING; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; PEDIGREE; PROBABILITY; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSES; INBREEDING; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; PEDIGREE; PROBABILITY; SPAIN;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 70349321443     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2008.00797.x     Document Type: Article

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