Publications by authors named "Margot Sabbagh"
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- Researchers analyzed the anatomy of 2,089 jumping horses using 3D video to identify 43 anatomical landmarks and defined new phenotypes that captured the horses' shapes, which were then utilized in genetic studies.
- They discovered ten distinct shapes accounting for 86% of anatomical variance, with varying heritabilities, and identified a weak genetic link between one shape and competition success.
- The findings suggest that breeding goals set by judges may focus on improving certain anatomical features that negatively correlate with each other, highlighting complex relationships in horse morphology and genetics despite SNPs associated with height not directly correlating to specific shapes.
The aim was to assess the efficiency of gaits characteristics in improving jumping performance of sport horses and confront accelerometers and judge scores for this purpose. A sample of 1,477 young jumping horses were measured using accelerometers for walk, trot, and canter. Of these, 702 were genotyped with 541,175 SNPs after quality control.
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