Genetic diversity in Hucul and Polish primitive horse breeds

Mackowski, M.; Mucha, S.; Cholewinski, G.; Cieslak, J.

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Genetic diversity in Hucul and Polish primitive horse breeds

M. Mackowski, S. Mucha, G. Cholewinski, and J. Cieslak

M. Mackowski

Department of Horse Breeding, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wolynska 33, 60-637 Poznan, Poland

S. Mucha

currently at: Scotland's Rural College Animal & Veterinary Sciences, Easter Bush, Midlothian EH25 9RG, Scotland, UK

Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wolynska 33, 60-637 Poznan, Poland

G. Cholewinski

Horse Genetic Markers Laboratory, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wolynska 33, 60-637 Poznan, Poland

J. Cieslak

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR

jcieslak@up.poznan.pl

Department of Horse Breeding, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wolynska 33, 60-637 Poznan, Poland

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