Abstract
The study of important ancestors provides important information about ways to improve the analyzed population (the origin of the population, selection on the ascendant) and the possibilities of its further development (small number of ancestors, maintaining genetic similarity with outstanding breeding animal or preferring descendants from some individuals, can lead to inbreeding and genetic drift). Material was represented by Furioso North-Star horse population from Slatina stud, Olt county. Method used was „The numerator relationship matrix” (A matrix) elaborated by Henderson and Cuningham in 1976. The results reveal that the share of genetic relationship between males’ ascendants and population is 0%-25.17%. 11 stallions have a higher genetic similarity to population, between 20.29%- 25.17%.
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