Genetic and phenotypic parameters of body weight in West African Dwarf goat and Djallonké sheep

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 271-278

  Bosso, N A ^a,b   Cisse M F ^d   van der Waaij, E H ^c   Fall, A ^a   van Arendonk, J A M ^b  

^a International Trypanotolerance Centre Gambia   (Gambia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée   (Guinea)

Author keywords

Djallonk ; Gambia; Growth traits; Heritability; West African Dwarf

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33751184914     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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