Genetic variability of three Italian cattle breeds determined by parameters based on probabilities of gene origin

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 274-279

  Perez Torrecillas C ^a   Bozzi, R ^a   Negrini, R ^b   Filippini, F ^c,d   Giorgetti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c ANABIC ^*  (Italy)

^d ANABIC   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036695211     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.2002.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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