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Genetic diversity in the Criollo Argentino horse from SNP array data.

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Publication Date: 2026-04-11 PubMed ID: 41965490PubMed Central: 2708199DOI: 10.1007/s10709-026-00266-7Google Scholar: Lookup
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(2026). Genetic diversity in the Criollo Argentino horse from SNP array data. Genetica, 154(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-026-00266-7

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ISSN: 1573-6857
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Country: Netherlands
Language: English
Volume: 154
Issue: 1
PII: 16

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  • PICT2012-2610 / Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la Investigación, el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación

Conflict of Interest Statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Informed consent: Not applicable. Institutional Review Board Statement: The animal study protocol was approved by the Comité Institucional para el Cuidado y Uso de Animales de Laboratorio (CICUAL), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina (Protocol Number 89-2-18T, 2018-11-07).

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