Relationships between external and internal udder measurements and the linear scores for udder morphology traits in dairy sheep

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 383-390

  Milerski, Michal ^a   Margetin M ^b   Capistrak A ^b   Apolen, D ^b   Spanik J ^b   Oravcova M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b SLOVAK AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cistern; Ewe; Improved Walachian; Lacaune; Mammary gland; Tsigai

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33750106942     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/3955-cjas     Document Type: Article

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