Adjustment factors for birth weight and 30-day, 60-day, and 90-day weaning weight in sheep

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-41

  Wilson, D E ^a   Rothschild, M F ^a   Boggess, M V ^a   Morrical, D G ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030549862     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.1996.tb00589.x     Document Type: Article

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