Conservation Genetics of Endangered Horse Breeds

by Imre Bodo and Imre Bod

"This book is particularly interesting for both horse breeders and molecular geneticists. Equids (horses and asses) have a particular place in the human culture and history. There are strong arguments for conservation of rare, endangered horse breeds and populations, however the maintenance of native breeds does not result in profitable business. Some populations and namely rare horse breeds need to be re-evaluated yet, others need to be saved from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9076998795
• ISBN13: 9789076998794
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Brill Wageningen Academic
• Length: 188 Pages