Reproductive performance of Alpine dairy goats in a semi-arid environment of Mexico under a continuous breeding system

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-84

  Silva, E ^a   Galina, M A ^a,b,c   Palma, J M ^c   Valencia, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Granja Puma   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Goats; Photoperiod; Reproduction; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002436548     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(97)00025-4     Document Type: Article

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