Genetic parameters for direct and maternal effects on body weights of Draa goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 16-21

  Boujenane, I ^a   Hazzab, A El ^b  

^a INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

^b Office regional de mise en valeur agricole   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Direct heritability; Draa goat; Environmental effects; Genetic correlation; Growth

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 56949089425     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2008.07.026     Document Type: Article

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