Productive performance of Dorper sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-135

  Cloete, S W P ^a   Snyman, M A ^b   Herselman, M J ^b  

^a Private Bag X1   (South Africa)

^b 5900   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Dorper sheep; Genotypes; Growth; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034098597     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00156-X     Document Type: Article

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