Genetic structure and gene flows within horses: a genealogical study at the french population scale.

Since horse breeds constitute populations submitted to variable and multiple outcrossing events, we analyzed the genetic structure and gene flows considering horses raised in France. We used genealogical data, with a reference population of 547,620 horses born in France between 2002 and 2011, groupe...

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Main Authors: Pauline Pirault, Sophy Danvy, Etienne Verrier, Grégoire Leroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3632587?pdf=render