Principal Component Analysis of Biometric Traits in Guilan Native Cattle of Iran

Subject Areas : Camel

M. Golshani Jourshari ¹ , A.A. Shadparvar ² , ن. قوی حسین زاده ³ , F. Rafeie ⁴ , M.H. Banabazi ⁵ , A.M. Johansson ⁶

1 - Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
2 - Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
3 - گروه علوم دامی، دانشکده علوم کشاورزی، دانشگاه گیلان، رشت، ایران
4 - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
5 - Department of Animal Biotechnology, Animal Science Research Institute of Iran (ASRI), Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran|Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala, Sweden
6 - Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala, Sweden

Received: 2020-10-24 Accepted : 2021-05-01 Published : 2022-03-01

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