Genetic diversity in Turkish sheep

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Gutiérrez Gil, Beatriz ^a   Uzun, Metehan ^b   Arranz, Juan José ^a   San Primitivo, Fermín ^a   Yildiz, Sedat ^b   Cenesiz, Metin ^b   Bayón, Yolanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Livestock resources; Local sheep; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33746868617     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700600641681     Document Type: Article

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