Karyotype of malayan gaur (Bos gaurus hubbacki), sahiwal-friesian cattle and gaur x cattle hybrid backcrosses

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 896-901

  Marnat Hamidi, Idris I ^a   Hilmi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Interspecific hybrids; Karyotype; Malayan gaur; Selembu

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS GAURUS; BOVINAE; CERVIDAE; FRIESIA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; INBREEDING; KARYOTYPING; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEIOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; INBREEDING; KARYOTYPING; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEIOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70350761764     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.896.901     Document Type: Article

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