Partial Results Regarding the Genetic Analysis of Romanian Furioso North-Star Horse from Slatina Studfarm: Important Ancestors

  • Marius MAFTEI University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 59 M?r?sti Bd., 011464 Bucharest, Romania
  • R?zvan POPA University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 59 M?r?sti Bd., 011464 Bucharest, Romania
  • Dana POPA University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 59 M?r?sti Bd., 011464 Bucharest, Romania
  • Gheorghe M?RGINEAN University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 59 M?r?sti Bd., 011464 Bucharest, Romania
  • Iulian VLAD University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 59 M?r?sti Bd., 011464 Bucharest, Romania
  • Mariana GÎRLEA Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Department, 8 Ion Ionescu de la Brad Bd., 013811 Ilfov County, Romania
  • Traian L?PUSTE State Forestry Department, 21 Grigore B?lan Street, 420016 Bistri?a-N?s?ud County, Romania
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15835/buasvmcn-asb:68:1-2:6698

Abstract

The study of important ancestors provides important information about ways to improve the analyzed population (the origin of the population, selection on the ascendant) and the possibilities of its further development (small number of ancestors, maintaining genetic similarity with outstanding breeding animal or preferring descendants from some individuals, can lead to inbreeding and genetic drift). Material was represented by Furioso North-Star horse population from Slatina stud, Olt county. Method used was „The numerator relationship matrix” (A matrix) elaborated by Henderson and Cuningham in 1976. The results reveal that the share of genetic relationship between males’ ascendants and population is 0%-25.17%. 11 stallions have a higher genetic similarity to population, between 20.29%- 25.17%.
Published
2011-11-01
Issue
Vol. 68 No. 1-2 (2011): Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Animal Science and Biotechnologies
Section
Research Articles
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