Genomic selection for poultry breeding

Animal Frontiers

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-36

  Fulton, Janet E ^a  

^a Hy Line International   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome sequence; Loss of genetic variation; Marker assisted selection; Microbial genomics; Whole genome selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869194219     PISSN: 21606056     EISSN: 21606064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/af.2011-0028     Document Type: Article

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