African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Morphological and molecular genetic diversity of Syrian indigenous goat populations

Halima Hassen
  • Halima Hassen
  • International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), P. O. Box 6299, Rabat-Institutes, Morocco.
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Barbara Rischkowsky
  • Barbara Rischkowsky
  • ICARDA-C/o ILRI, P. O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Adnan Termanini
  • Adnan Termanini
  • ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria.
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Ghassen Jessry
  • Ghassen Jessry
  • ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria.
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Aynalem Haile
  • Aynalem Haile
  • ICARDA-C/o ILRI, P. O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Michael Baum
  • Michael Baum
  • International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), P. O. Box 6299, Rabat-Institutes, Morocco.
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Samir Lababidi
  • Samir Lababidi
  • ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria.
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  •  Received: 22 October 2015
  •  Accepted: 08 April 2016
  •  Published: 04 May 2016

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