Multivariate analyses on morphological traits of goats in Burkina Faso

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 588-600

  Traoré, Amadou ^a,b   Tamboura, Hamidou H ^a   Kabore, Adama ^a   Royo, Luis J ^b   Fernández, Iván ^b   Álvarez, Isabel ^b   Sangare, Mamadou ^c   Bouchel, Didier ^d,h   Poivey, Jean Paul ^e   Francois, Dominique ^f   Sawadogo, Laya ^g   Goyache, Félix ^b  

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

^b Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario de Asturias   (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)

^h Institut Senegalais de Recherches Agricoles ISRA   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Africa; Djallonk goat; Genetic resources; Local breed; Morphological traits; Mossi goat; Sahel goat

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; CAPRA PYRENAICA;

EID: 58149260242     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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