Study of the variability of the response to inbreeding for meat production in Merino sheep

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 481-488

  Analla, M ^a,d   Montilla, J M ^b   Serradilla, J M ^c  

^a ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b Selection Centre of Merino Sheep   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^d FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

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EID: 0033262118     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.1999.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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