Heritabilities of racing performance in thoroughbreds: A study of Australian data

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 505-524

  Williamson, S A ^a   Beilharz, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 0030373594     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.1996.tb00640.x     Document Type: Article

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