Heritability estimation of osteochondrosis dissecans in Maremmano horses

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 249-255

  Pieramati, Camillo ^a   Pepe, Marco ^a   Silvestrelli, Maurizio ^a   Bolla, Arianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heritability; Horse breeds; Liability; Maremmano; Osteochondrosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037306427     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00151-3     Document Type: Article

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