Simple Summary New Zealand has the fourth largest feral horse population (Kaimanawa
and Far North horses) in the world. The Kaimanawas (KHs) are feral horses descended from …

The Miyako horse is a native Japanese horse breed. As with other native Japanese horses,
the number of Miyako horses decreased due to mechanization and motorization, which …

The article describes the results of a pilot study of the reproduction features of a small
population of feral horses (Equus ferus) isolated for about 70 years on the Vodny Island in …

For the preservation of Misaki horses, changes in the population structure and genetic
diversity of the horses for 5 years were analyzed using population and genotype data from …

Currently, eight native horse breeds—the Hokkaido, Kiso, Misaki, Noma, Taishu, Tokara,
Miyako, and Yonaguni—are bred in Japan. Native Japanese breeds are believed to have …

Concerns have been raised about the loss of genetic diversity in Japanese native horses
because of their declining populations. In this study, we investigated the genetic variation of …

The present study aimed to investigate the powerfulness of the two microsatellite panels
(ISAG against TKY) for genetic characterization and parentage assignment of closely related …

The objectives of this study were, firstly, to conduct genetic characterization of Egyptian
Arabian horses based on 14 TKY microsatellite markers, secondly, to investigate the …

The Kiso horse is native to Japan and is on the verge of extinction. Here, we used
microsatellites to characterize changes in their genetic diversity over time. We divided a …

Abstract The Taishu horse in Tsushima is one of eight Japanese native breeds. The breed is
on the verge of extinction due to a rapid decrease in numbers since the 1960s owing to …