Misidentification Rate in the Israeli Dairy Cattle Population and Its Implications for Genetic Improvement

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 676-681

  Ron, M ^a   Blanc, Y ^a   Band, M ^a   Ezra, E ^a   Weller, J I ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

DNA microsatellites; Economic evaluation; Israeli Holsteins; Paternity testing

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISRAEL; MALE; PATERNITY;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; ISRAEL; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PATERNITY;

EID: 0030115890     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76413-5     Document Type: Article

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