Elo Method and Race Traits: A New Integrated System for Sport Horse Genetic Evaluation

This first survey on Sardinian Anglo-Arab horse (SAA) race traits highlights important aspects for the breeding purpose of this population. The heritability of the race traits were estimated through a trivariate model; the estimates were 0.39, 0.33, and 0.30 for the number of placings, total earning...

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Main Authors: Andrea Giontella, Francesca Maria Sarti, Giovanni Paolo Biggio, Samira Giovannini, Raffaele Cherchi, Maurizio Silvestrelli, Camillo Pieramati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/7/1145