Genetic parameters for body weight, longissimus muscle depth and fat depth for Suffolk sheep in the Czech Republic

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 87-91

  Maxa, J ^a,b   Norberg, E ^a   Berg, P ^a   Milerski, M ^c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

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

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Body weight; Fat depth; Genetic parameters; Muscle depth; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34547661775     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.04.018     Document Type: Article

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