Phenotypic and genetic parameter estimates for racing traits of Thoroughbred horses in Turkey

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-129

  Ekiz, Bülent ^a   Kocak, Ömür ^a   Yilmaz, Alper ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Environmental effects; Heritability; Racing traits; Repeatability; Thoroughbred horses

Indexed keywords

AVES; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 18044384648     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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