Genetic relationships between Spanish Assaf (Assaf.E) and Spanish native dairy sheep breeds

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 39-44

  Legaz, E ^a   Alvarez I ^b   Royo, L J ^b   Fernandez I ^b   Gutierrez J P ^c   Goyache, F ^b  

^a Castellana de Ganaderos Sociedad Cooperativa   (Spain)

^b Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assaf; Genetic distance; Microsatellite; Molecular kinship; Sheep breeds

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; RUBIA;

EID: 57049185733     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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