Morphological and genetic characterization of an emerging Azorean horse breed: the Terceira Pony

The Terceira Pony is a horse indigenous to Terceira Island in the Azores. These horses were very important during the colonization of the island and due to their very balanced proportions and correct gaits, with an average withers height of 1.28 m, the Terceira Pony is often confused with a miniatur...

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Main Authors: Maria Susana Lopes, Duarte eMendonça, Horst eRojer, Verónica eCabral, Sílvia Xavier Bettencourt, Artur eda Câmara Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2015.00062/full