Management of genetic diversity in small farm animal populations

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1684-1698

  Fernandez J ^a   Meuwissen, T H E ^b   Toro, M A ^c   Maki Tanila A ^d  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Inbreeding; Local breeds; Mating system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875724639     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731111000930     Document Type: Conference Paper

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