The use of test day models with small size of contemporary groups

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 379-386

  Strabel, T ^a   Szwaczkowski, T ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

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EID: 0033457836     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.1999.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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