Genetic parameter estimates for semen production traits and growth rate of a paternal rabbit line

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-51

  Lavara, R ^a   Vicente, J S ^a   Baselga, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Generic correlation; Heritability; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; RABBIT; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; MALE; RABBITS; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 78650970850     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2010.00889.x     Document Type: Article

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