Estimates of environmental and genetic parameters influencing milk and growth traits of Awassi sheep in Cyprus

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-146

  Mavrogenis, A P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Awassi; Genetic parameters; Growth; Milk; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001151775     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00794-6     Document Type: Article

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