Horses were domesticated from the Eurasian steppes 5,000–6,000 years ago. Since then,
the use of horses for transportation, warfare, and agriculture, as well as selection for desired …

Understanding the genetic diversity and the relationships among the show Arabian horse
populations is a current issue for breeders and professionals. This study aimed to define the …

During the past decade a large number of genetic diversity studies in domestic livestock
based on microsatellite loci was carried out all over the world. A survey among research …

Contents The development and a brief history of the Lipizzan horse breed are reviewed. The
contribution of several breeds, some of them already extinct, to the development of the …

Simple Summary The degree of relationship among livestock breeds can be quantified by
the Fst statistic, which measures the extent of genetic differentiation between them. An Fst …

Background The sample ascertainment bias due to complex population structures remains a
major challenge in genome-wide investigations of complex traits. In this study we derived …

Estimation of genetic variability and relationship among different livestock breeds is
important for management of genetic resources for their sustainable utilization and …

The distribution of genetic diversity and the genetic relationships among western
Mediterranean horse breeds were investigated using microsatellite markers. The examined …

The Sorraia horse is a closed breed with reduced effective population size and considered
in critical maintained risk status. The breed exists in 2 main breeding populations, one in …

A total of 133 reproductive individuals belonging to the 3 Burkina Faso goat breeds
(Djallonké, Mossi and Sahelian) were analysed for 27 microsatellites. Additionally, 72 blood …