Molecular characterization of Ethiopian indigenous goat populations

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1239-1246

  Hassen, Halima ^a   Lababidi, Samer ^a   Rischkowsky, Barbara ^a   Baum, Michael ^a   Tibbo, Markos ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ECTAD   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Characterization; Ethiopia; Indigenous goats; Molecular markers

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHIOPIA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GOAT; HETEROZYGOTE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; ETHIOPIA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GOATS; HETEROZYGOTE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 84862892957     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-011-0064-2     Document Type: Article

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