Genetic improvement for dairy production in sheep and goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-75

  Barillet, F ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Breeding schemes; Dairy goats; Dairy sheep; Dairy traits; Functional traits; Major genes; Polygenic variability; QTL; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34247122245     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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