Reproductive performance of ewes and preweaning growth of lambs from three native Moroccan breeds mated to rams from Moroccan and improved breeds

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 203-208

  Boujenane, I ^a   Berrada, D ^a   Mihi, S ^a,b   Jamai, M ^a,c  

^a INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

^b Assoc Nationale Ovine et Caprine   (Morocco)

^c Service de la Production Animale   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Meat type breed; Moroccan native breed; Productivity; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001639080     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(97)00052-7     Document Type: Article

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