Economic evaluation for conservation of farm animal genetic resources

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 217-228

  Roosen, J ^a   Fadlaoui, A ^b   Bertaglia, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BREEDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BREEDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MODELS, ECONOMIC; RESEARCH; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 22844445785     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2005.00530.x     Document Type: Review

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