Divergent selection for total fleece weight in Angora rabbits: Correlated responses in wool characteristics

Livestock Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-13

  Rafat, S A ^a,b   de Rochambeau, H ^a   Thebault R G ^a   David, I ^a   Deretz, S ^a   Bonnet, M ^a   Pena Arnaud, B ^a   Allain, D ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Angora rabbit; Bristle; Divergent selection; Down; Fibre diameter; Follicle; Wool

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 37449012749     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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