Analysis of Candidate Genes for Growth and Milk Performance Traits in the Egyptian Barki Sheep

The most common sheep breeds of Egypt are Ossimi, Rahmani, and Barki breeds. The latter one is well adapted to the challenging desert environment, characterized by food shortage and a high temperature fluctuation. Growth performance of Barki sheep has an important economic value in terms of minimizi...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Abousoliman, Henry Reyer, Michael Oster, Eduard Muráni, Mosaad Mourad, Mohamed Abdel-Salam Rashed, Ismail Mohamed, Klaus Wimmers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/2/197