Genetic analysis of farmed deer hybrids

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 329-340

  Tate, M L ^a   Anderson, R M ^a   Mcewan, K M ^b   Goosen, G J ^b   Pearse, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Elaphurus davidianus; Farmed deer; Genetic markers; Hybridisation

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CROSS BREEDING; DEER; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BREEDING; CROSSES, GENETIC; DEER; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEW ZEALAND; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031603940     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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