Genetics of fibre production in sheep and goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-47

  Purvis, Ian W ^a   Jeffery, Nathan ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fibre; Follicle; Genes; Goat; Keratins; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AVES; CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34247137139     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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