Breeding evaluation of arab horses from their racing results in Tunisia by a BLUP with an animal model approach

Animal Research

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 481-488

  Belhajyahia, Tahar ^a   Blouin, Christine ^b   Langlois, Bertrand ^b   Harzalla, Hanene ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Animal model; BLUP; Horse; Purebred arabian; Racing ability; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0242541222     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2003033     Document Type: Article

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