Relationship between mammary morphology traits and milk yield of Sicilo-Sarde dairy sheep in Tunisia

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-45

  Ayadi, M ^a,b   Such, X ^c   Ezzehizi, N ^d   Zouari, M ^e   Najar, T ^d   M' Rad, M Ben ^d   Casals, R ^c  

^a University of Jendouba   (Tunisia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

^e Office des Terres Domaniales   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Sicilo Sarde dairy ewe; Udder morphology; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; SARDA;

EID: 79951726794     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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