Application of AFLP molecular markers to genetic characterisation of duck (Anas platyrhyncos), turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) Veneto breeds

In the last decade, the conservation of local breeds and of their genetic resources has gained more and more importance (Notter, 1999). In fact, the safeguard of animal genetic variability is determinant to maintain ecosystem equilibriums but it is also essential to guarantee future economic potenti...

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Main Authors: M. Cassandro, M. Baruchello, C. Dalvit, C. Targhetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/670