Heritability of performance test traits in Chianina, Marchigiana and Romagnola breeds

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 107-109

  Sbarra, Fiorella ^a,b   Mantovani, Roberto ^b   Bittante, Giovanni ^b  

^a Associazione Nazionale Allevatori Bovini Italiani da Carne   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heritability; Italian beef cattle; Performance test

Indexed keywords

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EID: 70350063962     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.s3.107     Document Type: Article

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