The application of QTL methodology to Merino breeding

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 281-289

  Mayo, Oliver ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding; Merino; QTL methodology

Indexed keywords

BREEDING, SHEEP; WOOL, MERINO;

EID: 0030432794     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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