(Co)variance component and genetic parameters for growth traits in dual purpose crossbred cattle;Componentes de (co)varianza y parámetros genéticos para características de crecimiento en animales mestizos de doble propósito

Revista Cientifica de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias de la Universidad del Zulia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-61

  Aranguren Méndez, José ^a   Bravo, Rafael Román ^a   Villasmil Ontiveros, Yenen ^a   De Faría, Zuleima Chirinos ^b   Romero, Juan ^c   Soto Belloso, Eleazar ^a,c  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^c Fundación GANADOBLE

Author keywords

Animal model; Cattle; Criss crossing; Dual purpose; Variance components

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 33645691909     PISSN: 07982259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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