Estimation of additive and non-additive genetic parameters for reproduction, growth and survival traits in crosses between the Moroccan D'man and Timahdite sheep breeds

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 341-353

  El Fadili, M ^a,b   Leroy, P L ^b  

^a Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

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EID: 0035640662     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.2001.00297.x     Document Type: Article

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