Combining microsatellite and pedigree data to estimate relationships among Skyros ponies

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-143

  Bomcke E ^a,b   Gengler, N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b FRIA   (Belgium)

^c FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Microsatellites; Pedigree; Relationships; Skyros pony

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 67149103818     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03195664     Document Type: Article

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