Selection in Australian Thoroughbred horses acts on a locus associated with early two-year old speed.

Thoroughbred horse racing is a global sport with major hubs in Europe, North America, Australasia and Japan. Regional preferences for certain traits have resulted in phenotypic variation that may result from adaptation to the local racing ecosystem. Here, we test the hypothesis that genes selected f...

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Main Authors: Haige Han, Beatrice A McGivney, Gabriella Farries, Lisa M Katz, David E MacHugh, Imtiaz A S Randhawa, Emmeline W Hill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227212