A sexing protocol for wild ruminants based on PCR amplification of amelogenin genes AMELX and AMELY (short communication)

Archives Animal Breeding

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 442-446

  Pajares, Gerardo ^a   Álvarez, Isabel ^b   Fernández, Iván ^b   Pérez Pardal, Lucía ^b   Goyache, Félix ^b   Royo, Luis J ^b  

^a Asociación del Corzo Español ^*  (Spain)

^b Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario de Asturias   (Spain)

Author keywords

amelogenin; PCR; Sexing; wild ruminants

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; BOVINAE;

EID: 35348956017     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: 23639822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/aab-50-442-2007     Document Type: Article

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