New fertility traits in breeding value evaluation of Finnish blue fox

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-136

  Koivula, M ^a   Mantysaari E A ^a   Stranden I ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blue fox; Fertility; Litter size; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; VULPES LAGOPUS;

EID: 70449109844     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700903302841     Document Type: Article

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