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Genetic monitoring of horses in the Czech Republic: A large-scale study with a focus on the Czech autochthonous breeds

PUTNOVÁ, L. ,ŠTOHL, R. , VRTKOVÁ, I

Original Title

Genetic monitoring of horses in the Czech Republic: A large-scale study with a focus on the Czech autochthonous breeds

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

We propose the first comprehensive in-depth study monitoring horses in the Czech Republic. We scanned 9,289 animals from 44 populations for 17 equine STRs. Other equids analysed involved Equus przewalskii and Equus asinus. The total of 228 different alleles were detected, with the mean number of 13.4 per locus. The highest allelic richness (AR) was found in the Welsh Part Bred (6.01), followed by the Camargue (5.93) and Czech Sport Pony (5.91), whereas the Friesian exhibited the lowest AR (3.06). Interpopulation differences explained approximately nine per cent of the total genetic diversity. Reynold's genetic distance ranged from 0.003 between the Czech Warmblood and the Slovak Warmblood to 0.404 between the Friesian and donkeys. Close genetic proximity between the Silesian Noriker and Noriker was revealed. The Moravian Warmblood was better differentiated and more distant from the Czech Warmblood than the Kinsky Horse and retained the original genes of the old Austro-Hungarian tribes. A high gene flow level and a lack of genetic structure were found in the seven studied populations. Despite the historical bottlenecks and previous inbreeding, the Czech-Moravian Belgian Horse, Hucul, Old Kladruber Horse and Silesian Noriker did not suffer a serious loss of genetic diversity due to genetic drift/low effective population size. A NeighborNet dendrogram revealed breeds not classified in their groups according to the nomenclature (the Friesian, Hafling and Merens).

Keywords

autochthonous, genetic diversity, horse, phylogenetic relationships

Authors

PUTNOVÁ, L. ,ŠTOHL, R. , VRTKOVÁ, I

Released

1. 2. 2018

Publisher

Wiley

Location

Berlín

ISBN

0931-2668

Periodical

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS

Year of study

135

Number

1

State

Federal Republic of Germany

Pages from

73

Pages to

83

Pages count

11

BibTex

@article{BUT146161,
  author="Radek {Štohl}",
  title="Genetic monitoring of horses in the Czech Republic: A large-scale study with a focus on the Czech autochthonous breeds",
  journal="JOURNAL OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS",
  year="2018",
  volume="135",
  number="1",
  pages="73--83",
  doi="10.1111/jbg.12313",
  issn="0931-2668"
}