Marker-based selection within smallholder production systems in developing countries

Livestock Science

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-54

  Marshall, K ^a   Quiros Campos, C ^a   van der Werf, J H J ^b   Kinghorn, B ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding programmes; Developing countries; Genomic selection; Marker assisted introgression; Marker assisted selection; Smallholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 79151471448     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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