The influence of pregnancy and the beginning of lactation on pelage traits in cashmere goats

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-95

  Celi, Raffaele ^a   Di Trana, Adriana ^b   Celi, Pietro ^b   Marsico, Giuseppe ^a   Forcelli, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cashmere; Goats; Guard hair; Lactation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 33947282313     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2005.85     Document Type: Article

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