Reproductive performance and milk yield in Awassi ewes following crossbreeding

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 103-108

  Kridli, Rami T ^a   Abdullah, Abdullah Y ^a   Shaker, Moh'd Momani ^b   Al Smadi, Nawzat M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Lamb production; Milk yield; Reproduction; Sheep

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34249986602     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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