Deriving a preliminary breeding objective for commercial ostriches: An overview

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1247-1256

  Cloete, S W P ^a,b   Engelbrecht, A ^a,c   Olivier, J J ^d   Bunter, K L ^e  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Institute for Animal Production   (South Africa)

^c Institute for Animal Production   (South Africa)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; BIRD; BODY MASS; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; FEATHER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HERITABILITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEAT; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SIZE AT MATURITY; SKIN; SURVIVAL; YOUNG POPULATION;

AFRICA; OUDTSHOORN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

AVES; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 51649122680     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA08135     Document Type: Conference Paper

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