Multivariate characterization of morphological traits in Burkina Faso sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 62-67

  Traore A ^a,b   Tamboura, H H ^a   Kabore A ^a   Royo, L J ^b   Fernandez I ^b   Alvarez I ^b   Sangare M ^c   Bouchel, D ^d   Poivey, J P ^e   Francois, D ^f   Toguyeni, A ^c   Sawadogo, L ^g   Goyache, F ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE L ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES INERA   (Burkina Faso)

^b Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

^c Centre International de Recherche Developpement sur lElevage en zone Subhumide Bobo Dioulasso   (Burkina Faso)

^d Institut Senegalais de Recherches AgrEcoles Dakar   (Senegal)

^e CIRAD   (France)

^f CEMAGREF   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Burkina Sahel sheep; Djallonk sheep; Genetic resources; Morphological variability; Mossi sheep; West Africa

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 57049151251     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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