Selection indices for growth traits in closed flock of Kutchi goats

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 226-228

  Yadav, J S ^a,b   Singh, M K ^a,c   Rai, B ^a,c   Singh, S K ^a,c   Yadav, M C ^a,d   Khan, B U ^a,e  

^a C S AZAD UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c CIRG   (India)

^d Narain College   (India)

^e CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Body weight; Goats; Heritability; Kutchi; Selection indices; Weight free

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREED; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GOAT; GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 18844391233     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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