Genetic parameters for growth traits of the Moroccan Timahdit breed of sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 203-208

  El Fadili, M ^a,b   Michaux, C ^b   Detilleux, J ^b   Leroy, P L ^b  

^a National Institute of Agronomic Research   (Morocco)

^b FMV ULg B43 B 4000   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Growth; Heritability; Morocco; Sheep; Timahdit

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033855080     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(00)00126-7     Document Type: Article

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