Coypu (Myocastor coypus) as a meat resource: Heterotic and maternal effects on growth traits

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 635-640

  Spiaggi, E P ^a   Benaglia, A ^a   Di Masso, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Growth curve; Heterosis; Maternal effects; Meat animals; Nutria

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MYOCASTOR COYPUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033147927     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050669     Document Type: Article

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