Pedigree analysis in the Austrian Noriker draught horse: Genetic diversity and the impact of breeding for coat colour on population structure

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 348-356

  Druml, T ^a   Baumung, R ^a   Solkner J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Coat colour; Conservation strategies; Founder analysis; Genetic variability; Inbreeding; Noriker draught horse; Pedigree analysis; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAIR; HORSE; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HAIR; HORSES; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; FELIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 70349330162     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2008.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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