Genetics of fibre production and fleece characteristics in small ruminants, Angora rabbit and South American camelids

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1472-1481

  Allain, D ^a   Renieri, C ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

hair fibre, genetics, sheep, goat, rabbit, South American camelids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; LAMA PACOS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77957577233     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110000029     Document Type: Review

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