Conformational traits of norwegian Cold-Blooded trotters: Heritability and the relationship with performance

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 156-162

  Dolvik, N I ^a   Klemetsdal, G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Horse; Racing performance

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0038933087     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647099424060     Document Type: Article

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