Genetic parameters for lamb birth weight in spring and autumn lambing

Animal Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 327-332

  Al Shorepy, S A ^a,b   Notter, D R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Genetic parameters; Seasonal variation; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032188139     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800010092     Document Type: Article

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