Genetic diversity and relationship of cattle populations of East India: Distinguishing lesser known cattle populations and established breeds based on STR markers

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Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Sharma, Rekha ^a   Maitra, Avishek ^a   Singh, Pramod Kumar ^a   Tantia, Madhu Sudan ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Diversity; Genetic relationship; Indian Cattle; Microsatellite markers; Population structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887294674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-359     Document Type: Article

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