Genetic variability of six French meat sheep breeds in relation to their genetic management

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 637-655

  Huby, Marie ^a   Griffon, Laurent ^a   Moureaux, Sophie ^a,b   De Rochambeau, Hubert ^b   Danchin Burge, Coralie ^a   Verrier, Étienne ^c  

^a Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Conservation programmes; Genetic variability; Inbreeding; Selection schemes; Sheep

Indexed keywords

SHEEP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; PROBABILITY; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; PROBABILITY; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0345393160     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2003044     Document Type: Article

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