Comparison of Sumatra sheep and three hair sheep crossbreds. I. Growth, mortality and wool cover of F1 lambs

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-7

  Gatenby, R M ^a,b,c   Bradford, G E ^b   Doloksaribu, M ^a   Romjali, E ^a   Pitono, A D ^a   Sakul, H ^b  

^a Sub Balai Penelitian Temak Sei Putih   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Cherry Garth   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barbados Blackbelly; Growth; Hair sheep; Java Fat tail; Sumatra; Virgin Island

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0002334792     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(96)00969-8     Document Type: Article

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