The effect of temperament on weight gain of Hungarian Merino, German Merino and German Blackhead lambs

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-254

  Pajor, Ferenc ^a   Szentléleki, Andrea ^a   Láczó, Edina ^a   Tozsér, János ^a   Póti, Péter ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Fattening; Flight time test; German blackhead; German Merino; Hungarian Merino; Sheep; Temperament; Temperament score test

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 46849095838     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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