Heritability estimates and correlations between production and reproductive traits in Lori-Bakhtiari sheep in Iran

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-118

  Vatankhah, M ^a   Talebi, M A ^a  

^a Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Centre   (Iran)

Author keywords

Early growth traits; Genetic correlations; Reproductive traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 46349083318     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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