Characteristics and production performance of Tianfu goat, a new breed population

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 88-91

  Wang, D H ^a   Xu, G Y ^a   Wu, D J ^a   Liu, Z H ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Characteristics; New population; Production performance; Tianfu goat

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 79151480810     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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