Demographic characterization, inbreeding and genetic variability within Sanfratellano population horse from genealogical data

The Sanfratellano horse is an ancient Sicilian population, however nothing is definite with regards its origin. The breed, raised in the Nebrodi mountains near Messina, is very well adapted to the hard Sicilian habitat (Chiofalo et al., 1983). In 1948 the first try to improve the Sanfratellano horse...

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Main Authors: R. Finocchiaro, A. Rundo Sotera, L. Liotta, B. Portolano, L. Chiofalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/2162