An update on sheep and goat linkage maps and other genomic resources

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-20

  Maddox, J F ^a   Cockett, N E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caprine; Genomics; Ovine; Resources

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34247137894     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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