Correlated responses in greasy fleece weight in Border Leicester and Coopworth sheep breeds selected for lean tissue growth rate

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-154

  Nsoso, S J ^a   Young, M J ^b   Beatson, P R ^b  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Correlated responses; Genetic and phenotypic parameters; Greasy fleece weight; Lean tissue growth rate; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032861246     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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