The role of reproductive techniques in genetic improvement and dissemination of genetic gain in livestock production and aquaculture

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages 90-97

  Van Der Lende, T ^a   Komen, J ^a   Brascamp, E W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Androgenesis; Cloning; Dissemination of genetic gain; Genetic improvement; Gynogenesis; OPU IVP; Reproductive technologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002492237     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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