Estimates of genetic diversity in the brown cattle population of Switzerland obtained from pedigree information

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 405-413

  Hagger, C ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GENETICS; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; POPULATION DENSITY; SWITZERLAND; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 28144452828     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2005.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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