Breeding value evaluation in Polish fur animals: Estimates of direct heritability and portion of litter variation of fur coat and reproduction traits

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 474-482

  Wierzbicki, H ^a  

^a WROC AW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arctic fox; Fur coat; Heritability; Normal probability scale transformation; Reproduction; Silver fox

Indexed keywords

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; ANIMALIA; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 23744506253     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/4334-cjas     Document Type: Article

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