Genetic parameters of racing performance traits of Quarter horses in Brazil

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 229-234

  Villela, L C V ^a   Mota, M D S ^a   Oliveira, H N ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036695608     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.2002.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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