Genetic diversity between herds of Alpine and Saanen dairy goats and the naturalized Brazilian Moxotó breed

Brazilian naturalized goat breeds are adapted to the semiarid conditions prevalent in the Northeast region of the country (which has the largest Brazilian goat heard) and represent an as yet uninvestigated source of genetic diversity. Currently, imported goat breeds are crossed with Brazilian natura...

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Main Authors: Adriana Mello de Araújo, Simone Eliza Facioni Guimarães, Thea Mírian Medeiros Machado, Paulo Sávio Lopes, Carmen Silva Pereira, Francisco Luiz Ribeiro da Silva, Marcelo Teixeira Rodrigues, Virgínia de Souza Columbiano, Cleusa Graça da Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2006-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572006000100014