The role of reproductive technologies in breeding schemes for livestock populations in developing countries

Livestock Science

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-37

  van Arendonk, Johan A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breeding schemes; Genetic diversity; Genetic improvement; Inbreeding; Reproductive technologies

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79151482579     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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