Comparison of the productivity of Texel and Rouge de l'Ouest ewes and their crosses

Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 459-468

  Dawson, Lynne E R ^a   Carson, A F ^a,b   McClinton, L O W ^a,c  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Supply Chain Development Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Heterosis; Rouge de l'Ouest; Sheep; Texel

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036900580     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800053224     Document Type: Article

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