Selection of dairy sheep in Greece for parasitic nematode resistance: Defining the aggregate genotype and evaluating selection schemes

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 535-542

  Kominakis, A ^a   Theodoropoulos, G ^b  

^a Dept of Anim Breed and Husbandry ^*  (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Breeding programmes; Genetic resistance; Greece; Parasites; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033479055     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051389     Document Type: Review

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