Effects of goat social rank on kid gender

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 77-82

  Tölü, Cemil ^a   Savas T ^a   Pala, A ^a   Thomsen, H ^b  

^a ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; Birth type; Gender ratio; Goat; Sire effect

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33947498337     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2235-cjas     Document Type: Article

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