DNA-based parentage verification in two Australian goat herds

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 95-100

  Bolormaa, S ^a   Ruvinsky, A ^a   Walkden Brown, S ^a   van der Werf, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microsatellite marker; Null allele; Parentage; Pedigree error; Probability of exclusion (PE)

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 56949105127     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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