Classification of the southern African sanga and East African shorthorned zebu

Animal Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-83

  Frisch, J E ^b   Drinkwater, R ^a   Harrison, B ^a   Johnson, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

African shorthorned zebu; allele frequencies; classification; karyotype; sanga

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; SANGA;

EID: 0031128347     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.1997.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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