The science of genomics and livestock genetic improvement

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Koning, D.-J. de, Mekuriaw, G. and Strandberg, E. 2018. The science of genomics and livestock genetic improvement. Paper presented at the Twenty Sixth Ethiopian Society of Animal Production Annual Conference, Bahir Dar Ethiopia, 23-25 August 2018.

Authors

  • Koning, Dirk Jan de
  • Mekuriaw, Getinet
  • Strandberg, E.

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