Early warning system for loss of diversity in European livestock breeds

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 521-531

  Duchev, Zhivko ^a,b   Distl, Ottmar ^b   Groeneveld, Eildert ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Degree of endangerment; Farm animals

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33845580484     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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