Genetic and environmental factors that affect the best time of Thoroughbred horses in Brazil

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-129

  Mota, M D S ^a   Oliveira, H N ^a   Silva, R G ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

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EID: 0010510825     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.1998.tb00335.x     Document Type: Article

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