Competitive ability of rams selected for high and low levels of sexual performance

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 403-408

  Erhard, H W ^a   Price, E O ^b   Dally, M R ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Hopland Res and Extension Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive ability; Libido; Ram; Sexual behaviour; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032056107     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800009541     Document Type: Article

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