Sahiwal cattle in Pakistan: Genetic and environmental causes of variation in body weight and reproduction and their relationship to milk production

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-108

  Khan, U N ^a   Dahlin, A ^b   Zafar, A H ^c   Saleem, M ^c   Chaudhry, M A ^c   Philipsson, J ^b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Livestock Production Research Institute   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Body weight; Environmental factors; Genetic parameters; Reproduction; Sahiwal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0033074445     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800050128     Document Type: Article

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