Screening for Booroola (FecB) and Galway (FecXG) mutations in Indian sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 57-61

  Kumar, S ^a   Mishra, A K ^a   Kolte, A P ^a   Dash, S K ^b   Karim, S A ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ORISSA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

DNA; Fecundity gene; Prolificacy; Sheep breeds

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 56949086650     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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