Mikhail Atroshchenko, Natalia Dementieva, Yuri Shcherbakov, Olga Nikolaeva, Anastasiia Azovtseva, Anna Ryabova, Elena Nikitkina, Oksana Makhmutova, Andrey Datsyshin, Viktor Zakharov, Alexander Zaitsev
Horses were domesticated later than other farm animals. Horse breeds have been selectively developed by humans to satisfy different needs and purposes. The factory and indigenous breeds are of particular interest, having been bred in purity for many centuries without the addition of foreign blood. Data from 31 stud farms, as well as ranches, located in fifteen regions of the Russian Federation were used in this work. DNA was sampled from 102 stallions of 11 breeds: Arabian, Akhal-Teke, Don, Orlov Trotter, Vladimir Heavy Draft, Russian Heavy Draft, Soviet Heavy Draft, Kabardin, Yakut, Tuva, and Vyatka...
November 28, 2023: Genes