Perspectives of genomics for genetic conservation of livestock

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 635-641

  Windig, Jack J ^a   Engelsma, Krista A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Dense marker maps; Genetic management; Genomics; Livestock; Optimal contributions

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; LIVESTOCK; RELATEDNESS; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77952091609     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-0007-x     Document Type: Article

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