Non genetic factors affecting local kids' growth curve under pastoral mode in Tunisian arid region

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1005-1016

  Sghaier, Najari ^a   Amor, Gaddour ^a   Mabrouk, Ouni ^a   Mouldi, Abdennabi ^a   Mohamed, Ben Hamouda ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES RÉGIONS ARIDES   (Tunisia)

^b Institution de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Superieur AgrEcoles   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Arid environment; Kid's growth curve; Local goat population; Non genetic factors; Pastoral breeding; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DESERT CLIMATE; EVOLUTION; GOAT; GROWTH CURVE; HERD; MEAT INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TUNISIA;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 34948844601     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.1005.1016     Document Type: Article

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