The genetic variability of Hungarian Tsigai sheep

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 309-317

  Kusza, Szilvia ^a   Nagy, István ^b   Németh, Tímea ^b   Molnár, András ^b   Jávor, András ^a   Kukovics, Sándor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Genetic difference; Microsatellite marker; Phylogenetic analysis; Tsigai populations

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77955946439     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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