Molecular Characterisation of Nilagiri Sheep (Ovis aries) of South India Based on Microsatellites |
Girish, Haris
(Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Madras Veterinary College Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University)
Sivaselvam, S.N. (Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Madras Veterinary College Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University) Karthickeyan, S.M.K. (Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Madras Veterinary College Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University) Saravanan, R. (Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Madras Veterinary College Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University) |
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