Genetic parameters for body weights of Creole chickens from Southeastern Mexico using an animal model

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-64

  Prado Gonzalez E A ^a   Ramirez Avila L ^a   Segura Correa, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Animal model; Creole chicks; Heritability; Mexico; Variance components

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 2942715146     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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