Genetic diversity and inbreeding in the Greek Skyros horse

Livestock Science

Volumn 114, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 362-365

  Avdi, M ^a   Banos, G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diversity; Inbreeding; Skyros horse

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 40749111339     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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