A description of growth, carcass and reproductive traits of Sabi sheep in Zimbabwe

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-126

  Matika, O ^a   Van Wyk, J B ^a   Erasmus, G J ^a   Baker, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Carcass; Fat tailed; Growth; Hair sheep; Reproductive traits; Sabi sheep

Indexed keywords

LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037405290     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(02)00255-9     Document Type: Article

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