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Concept for optimizing population management in the Rhineland German Coldblood
Project
Project code: EIP-Agri-THÜ-2021-LPTPPG
Contract period: 01.01.2021
- 31.12.2023
Budget: 43,767 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: animal husbandry, pest/disease control, genetic resource
Polysaccharide storage myopathy type 1 (PSSM1) is a genetic disease that can lead to impaired skeletal muscle metabolism in affected horses. The aim is to investigate the carrier frequency of the gene mutation causal for PSSM1 in the Rhenish-German Coldblood in Saxony, which is classified as endangered, and to analyze the effects on performance parameters and health of the horses. In order to make a well-founded recommendation on the breeding use of carrier animals and to enable breeders to make optimized mating decisions, the active breeding population will be comprehensively genotyped.
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Subjects
- Animal Husbandry
- Animal health
