Heterosis retained in different generations of inter se mating between D'man and Sardi sheep

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-159

  Boujenane, I ^a   Chafik, A ^a   Benbihi, M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

^b Centrale Laitière   (Morocco)

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EID: 0347669676     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.1999.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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