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

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 349-356

  Ekiz, B ^a   Kocak, O ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; GENETICS; HORSE; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; HORSES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 25444482379     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2005.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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