Direct and maternal genetic relationships of lamb live weight and carcass traits in Swedish sheep breeds

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Supplement

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 66-75

  Nasholm A ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMB; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 1242277775     PISSN: 17424488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.2003.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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