Genetic parameters for egg-, chick- and live-weight traits recorded in farmed ostriches (Struthio camelus)

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 9-22

  Bunter, Kim L ^a   Cloete, Schalk W P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Private Bag X1   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Breeding paddock; Egg sequence; Genetics; Hen age; Heritability; Ostrich; Ratite

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMELUS; GALLUS GALLUS; PALAEOGNATHAE; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 7644229380     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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