Estimation of liveweight from chest girth in pure and crossbred west African goats

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 124-128

  Benyi, K ^a,b  

^a Animal Research Institute Ghana   (Ghana)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; THORAX;

AFRICA, WESTERN; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GOATS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THORAX;

EID: 0031136624     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02632332     Document Type: Article

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