Body measurements of west African dwarf sheep as parameters for estimation of live weight

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 433-439

  Sowande, O S ^a   Sobola, O S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Body measurements; Dwarf sheep; Live weight; Regression equations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 46249102698     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-9116-z     Document Type: Article

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