A 2cM genome-wide scan of European Holstein cattle affected by classical BSE

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Genome-Wide Scan Identifies Loci Associated with Classical BSE Occurrence

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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Genetics

سال: 2010

ISSN: 1471-2156

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-11-20