Usefulness of molecular-based methods for estimating effective population size in livestock assessed using data from the endangered black-coated Asturcón pony

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1251-1259

  Goyache, F ^a   Alvarez I ^a   Fernandez I ^a   Perez Pardal L ^a   Royo, L J ^a   Lorenzo, L ^b  

^a Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

^b Asturcon Breeders Association (ACPRA)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation program; Horse; Linkage disequilibrium; Molecular effective size; Reference; Temporal method

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETICS; HORSE; INBREEDING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; COHORT STUDIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEMALE; HORSES; INBREEDING; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PEDIGREE; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 80051836978     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3620     Document Type: Article

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