Characterisation of the Czech Cold Blood Horse Silesian Noriker by microsatellites, protein polymorphisms and blood groups

A population of the Czech Cold Blood Horse Silesian Noriker was characteris ed by microsatellites, protein polymorphisms and blood groups. This populat ion was also compared to a group of very similar animals of Lany Noriker us ing the same microsatellites. Allelic and genotype frequencies, average het erozygosity (EP) and Nei's standard genetic distance (D) between these two groups of animals were analysed. The parameter estimates for the breed Sile sian Noriker were H = 63.3% with standard deviation s(H) = 7.7% for the mit rosatellites and H = 44.3% with s(H) = 6.5% for the blood groups and protei n polymorphisms. The weighted average of heterozygosity was H = 48.5% with s(H) = 10.9% and the genetic distance to the Lany Noriker was estimated to be D = 0.266. The average value of heterozygosity proved that the populatio n has nor been exposed to serious inbreeding.