Breeding Season and Aspects of Reproduction of Female Goats

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 723-728

  Amoah, E A ^a   Gelaye, S ^a   Guthrie, P ^a   Rexroad Jr , C E ^a,b  

^a Fort Valley State College   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Breeding season; Georgia; Gestation period; Goats; Litter size

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GOAT; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GEORGIA; GOATS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0030124755     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.744723x     Document Type: Article

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