Genetic diversity and variability in Alpine sheep breeds

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 45-51

  Dalvit, C ^a   Sacca E ^b   Cassandro, M ^a   Gervaso, M ^a   Pastore, E ^a   Piasentier, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservation; Genetic variability; Microsatellite; Sheep breeds

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 56949106764     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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