Genetic parameters of production traits of Inner Mongolia cashmere goats in China

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 385-390

  Zhou, H M ^a   Allain, D ^b   Li, J Q ^a   Zhang, W G ^a   Yu, X C ^a  

^a INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036962570     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.2002.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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