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A case of a sheep-goat hybrid in New Zealand

Authors: Dewes HF, Pearce PD, Stewart-Scott IA, Thompson JWL
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 38, Issue 1, pp 7-9, Apr 1990
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Goat, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Breed/breeding, Clinical pathology, Diagnostic procedures, Genetics, Species description
Article class: Scientific Article

Abstract: The natural mating of a doe with a ram produced a female hybrid which had 57 chromosomes, including three metacentric autosomes. We believe this to be the first authenticated report of a sheep-goat hybrid in New Zealand.

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