Reproductive performance of Matou goat under sub-tropical monsoonal climate of Central China

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-23

  Moaeen Ud Din, M ^a,c   Yang, L G ^a   Chen, S L ^b   Zhang, Z R ^b   Xiao, J Z ^b   Wen, Q Y ^b   Dai, M ^b  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shiyan Municipal Bureau of Animal Husbandry of Hubei Province   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Estrus; Gestation length; Litter size; Matou goat; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GOATS; LITTER SIZE; RAIN; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 37749028004     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-9043-z     Document Type: Article

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