Genetic parameter estimates of production traits of Angora goats in Argentina

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 217-223

  Taddeo, H R ^a   Allain, D ^b   Mueller, J ^a   Rochambeau, H ^b   Manfredi, E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b Stn d'Amelioration Genet Animaux   (France)

Author keywords

Angora goats; Genetics parameters; Mohair; REML

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009395644     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(97)00094-1     Document Type: Article

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