The inheritance of wool quantity and live weight in the French Angora rabbit

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 441-447

  Allain, D ^a   De Rochambeau, H ^a   Thebault R G ^a   Vrillon, J L ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic parameters; Live weight; Rabbits; Wool production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033114798     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050451     Document Type: Article

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