Population viability analysis on domestic horse breeds (Equus caballus)

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3525-3535

  Thirstrup, J P ^a   Bach, L A ^b   Loeschcke, V ^a   Pertoldi, C ^a,c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Breeding simulation; Management; Population viability analysis; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HORSE; INBREEDING; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HORSES; INBREEDING; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 70350259940     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1760     Document Type: Article

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