Genetic characterization of the Blonde d'Aquitaine cattle breed using microsatellite markers and relationship with three other French cattle populations

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201-208

  Amigues, Yves ^a   Boitard, Simon ^b   Bertrand, Christine ^c   Sancristobal, Magali ^b   Rocha, Dominique ^d  

^a LABOGENA   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c INRA   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Beef; Blonde d'Aquitaine; Genetic diversity; Microsatellite; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; FRANCE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MEAT;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FRANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; MEAT; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SELECTION, GENETIC;

BOS;

EID: 79955738959     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2010.00890.x     Document Type: Article

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