Genetic parameter of birth and weaning weights for Friesian calves by using an animal model

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-269

  Atil, Hulya ^a   Khattab, Adel Salah ^b   Badawy, Lila ^c  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

^c ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Animal model; Birth weight; Calves; Genetic; Holstein friesian; Weaning weight

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 20444425709     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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