Genetic and environmental parameters for racing time at different distances in Brazilian Thoroughbreds

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 393-399

  Mota, M D S ^a   Abrahao A R ^a   Oliveira, H N ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; BREEDING; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 28144443518     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2005.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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