Estimation of phenotypic and genetic parameters for birth type and number of lambs born alive in Hu Sheep

Acta Genetica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 422-423

  Chu, Ming Xing ^a   Wang, Xiu Li ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b Heilongjiang August First Land R ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Birth type; Hu sheep; Number of lambs born alive; Parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

EID: 0035345336     PISSN: 03794172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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