Prion protein genotypes in Pakistani goats

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 936-940

  Babar, Masroor Ellahi ^a   Nawaz, M ^a   Nasim, A ^a,b   Abdullah, M ^a   Imran, M ^a   Jabeen, R ^b   Chatha, S A ^a   Haq, A U ^a   Nawaz, A ^a   Mustafa, H ^a   Nadeem, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b COMSTECH ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Goats; Pakistan; Prion protein genotypes; Scrapie

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 51149108488     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2008.70493     Document Type: Article

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