Effects on inbreeding of different strategies aimed at eliminating scrapie sensitivity alleles in rare sheep breeds in The Netherlands

Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-20

  Windig, J J ^a   Eding, H ^a   Moll, L ^b   Kaal, L ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Control programmes; Genetics; Inbreeding; Rare breeds; Scrapie

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 4444377019     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800054485     Document Type: Article

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