A consideration of the genetic aspects of some current practices in Thoroughbred horse breeding

Animal Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-51

  Langlois, B ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Horse; Racing ability; Selection; Thoroughbred

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 2842559578     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:19960104     Document Type: Article

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