Relationships between polymorphisms of IGFBP-3 gene and cashmere traits in cashmere goats

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-32

  Lan, X Y ^a   Pan, C Y ^a   Zhang, C L ^b   Hu, S R ^a   Liu, S Q ^c   Zhang, Y B ^c   Lei, C Z ^a   Chen, H ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Sanbei country of E’Toukeqi County ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Cashmere traits; Goat; IGFBP 3 gene; Polymorphism; Relationship

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 72449204169     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2009.9706979     Document Type: Article

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