Estimates of genetic parameters and genetic trends for production traits of Inner Mongolian White Cashmere Goat

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-18

  Bai, Junyan ^a   Zhang, Qin ^a   Li, Jinquan ^a,b   Dao, Er Ji ^a,b   Jia, Xiaoping ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cashmere Goat; Genetic Correlation; Genetic Trend; Heritability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 28844463518     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.13     Document Type: Article

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