Genetic study of Murgese horse from genealogical data and microsatellites
The black or rarely roan Murgese is a mesomorph horse, mainly reared in Apulia, recently selected for the saddle.Thefirst official registry of Murgese was established in 1926.All the existing Murgese horses can be traced back to a smallnumber of founders (46 founder mares and 9 stallions).This work aims to monitor the genetic structure of the actua