Brief Review of Equine Genomics: Prospects toward Exercise and Sports Science

Abstract

Since horse's domestication, physical and physiological capacities have been targeted for selection, leading to the notable functional adaptations to exercise and training of the actual phenotypes registered in equestrian disciplines. During the past ten years, experiments using next generation sequencing attempted to identify specific loci in the equine genome associated with traits of interest (e.g. speed, stamina, strength). Some of these investigations are reviewed in this study within a comprehensive and comparative approach.