Breeding strategies for tick resistance in tropical cattle: a sustainable approach for tick control

Journal of Parasitic Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-6

  Shyma, K P ^a   Gupta, Jay Prakash ^a   Singh, Veer ^a  

^a SARDARKRUSHINAGAR DANTIWADA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Heritability; Marker; Resistance; Selection; TTBDs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875923326     PISSN: 09717196     EISSN: 09750703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12639-013-0294-5     Document Type: Review

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