Genetic parameters of reproductive traits in sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-74

  Rosati, A ^a   Mousa, E ^b   Van Vleck, L D ^c   Young, L D ^c  

^a Associazione Italiana Allevatori   (Italy)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

^c U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic correlations; Heritability; Prolificacy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036187048     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(01)00256-5     Document Type: Article

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