Genetic and phenotypic parameters for early growth traits in Emirati goat

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 217-223

  Al Shorepy, S A ^a   Alhadrami, G A ^a   Abdulwahab, K ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Emirati goat; Genetic correlation; Growth; Heritability

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0036724658     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(02)00110-4     Document Type: Article

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