Identification of early predictors of carriers of the Booroola gene in sheep using a mixed inheritance model

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 317-325

  Nieuwhof, G J ^a,c   Visscher, A H ^a   Engel, B ^a   Van Der Werf, J H J ^a,d   De Jong, F H ^b   Dijkstra, M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c France Hybrides   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Booroola gene; FSH; Inheritance; Inhibin; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032186506     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800010080     Document Type: Article

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