Genetic Differentiation of the Two Types of Polish Cold-blooded Horses Included in the National Conservation Program.

ABSTRACT: The current role of the horse as a companion animal resulted in a decrease of interest in breeding and usage of draft horses. This meant that the population of cold-blooded horses in Poland has been dramatically reduced during the last decades. To avoid impoverishment of the gene pool of the local horse population, a conservation program was established which involves draft horses and other local horse breeds. The draft horses bred in Poland can be subdivided in a few horse types of which the most widespread and consolidated are Sztumski and Sokólski horses. These two subpopulations are phenotypically diversified, however, the overall level of their genetic differentiation seems to be relatively low and not precisely determined, especially with the use of molecular markers. In reference to

SUBMITTER: Gurgul A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7143816 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature