Variance components of early growth traits in the Boer goat

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 15-20

  Schoeman, S J ^a,d   Els, J F ^b   Van Niekerk, M M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Dept of Agric and Rural Devmt ^*  (Namibia)

^c Dohne Agricultural Development Institute   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Boer goat; Growth traits; Heritabilities

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0001939884     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(95)00847-0     Document Type: Article

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