African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12481

Full Length Research Paper

Genetic structure and variability within and among populations of the fat-tailed Barbarine sheep breed using microsatellites markers

Y. Ben Sassi-Zaidy
  • Y. Ben Sassi-Zaidy
  • Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis UR 11ES11 Bio-Ecologie et Systématique Evolutive, 2092 Tunis, Tunisie. Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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F. Maretto
  • F. Maretto
  • Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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E. Zanetti
  • E. Zanetti
  • Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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G. M. Hajji
  • G. M. Hajji
  • Zoological Institute, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Olshausenstraße 40, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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F. Charfi-Cheikrouha
  • F. Charfi-Cheikrouha
  • Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis UR 11ES11 Bio-Ecologie et Systématique Evolutive, 2092 Tunis, Tunisie
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M. Cassandro
  • M. Cassandro
  • Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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  •  Received: 10 October 2013
  •  Accepted: 17 December 2013
  •  Published: 01 January 2014

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