Effects of non-genetic factors on production traits of Inner Mongolia cashmere goats in China

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-89

  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

Body weight; Cashmere production; Fiber diameter; Fiber length

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0037235463     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(02)00246-8     Document Type: Article

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