Reproductive characteristics of Chinese Hu sheep

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 223-230

  Yue, G H ^a,b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chinese Hu sheep; Fecundity; Puberty

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030296724     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4320(96)01562-X     Document Type: Article

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