Analyses of lamb weight and ewe litter size in various lines of Spanish Merino sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-259

  Analla, M ^a,c   Montilla, J M ^b   Serradilla, J M ^c  

^a ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b Selection Centre of Merino Sheep   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heterosis; Inbreeding; Litter size; Sheep; Weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000898784     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(97)00136-3     Document Type: Article

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