Variation of mohair quality over the body in Angora goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 285-291

  Taddeo, H R ^a   Duga, L ^a   Almeida, D ^a   Willems, P ^a   Somlo, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Angora Goats; Fleece sampling; Mohair

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034114562     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00116-9     Document Type: Article

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