Economic values for production and functional traits and assessment of their influence on genetic improvement in the Boran cattle in Kenya

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-36

  Rewe, T O ^a,b   Indetie, D ^c   Ojango, J M K ^a   Kahi, A K ^a,d  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c National Beef Research Centre   (Kenya)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; ECONOMICS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KENYA; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; KENYA; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33645111584     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2006.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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