Animal breeding and disease

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 360, Issue 1459, 2005, Pages 1529-1536

  Nicholas, Frank W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control; DNA test; Estimated breeding values for liability; Inherited disorder; Selection for resistance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 31344478759     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2005.1674     Document Type: Review

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