Thai pigs and cattle production, genetic diversity of livestock and strategies for preserving animal genetic resources

Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 113-132

  Charoensook, Rangsun ^a,b   Knorr, Christoph ^b   Brenig, Bertram ^b   Gatphayak, Kesinee ^c  

^a NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Animal genetic resources; Genetic diversity; Livestock production; Thai pig and cattle breeds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875344209     PISSN: 19057873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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