Association between PrP genotypes and littersize and 135 days weight in Texel sheep

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-64

  Brandsma, J H ^a   Janss, L L G ^a   Visscher, A H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

135 Days weight; Genetic association; Littersize; PrP genotype; Scrapie; Texel sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0347301534     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(03)00116-7     Document Type: Article

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