Analysis of associations between the prion protein genotypes and production traits in east friesian milk sheep

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 392-398

  De Vries, F ^a   Hamann, H ^a   Drogemuller C ^a   Ganter, M ^a   Distl, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Milk sheep; Performance trait; Prion protein; Scrapie

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 12144272061     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72699-0     Document Type: Article

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