PRNP genotype frequency sampling of the most important sheep breeds in Belgium;Een eerste bepaling van de PRNP-genotypenfrequenties bij de voornaamste schapenrassen in België

Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-26

  Peelman, L J ^a   Van Poucke, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BREED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037250084     PISSN: 03039021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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