Mini review: Breeding Awassi and Assaf sheep for diverse management conditions

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1289-1296

  Gootwine, Elisha ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Afec; Assaf; Awassi; Milk production; Prolificacy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BREEDING; CROSS BREEDING; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MILK; POPULATION GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WOOL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CROSSES, GENETIC; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MEAT; MILK; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WOOL;

FRIESIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79960843153     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-011-9852-y     Document Type: Review

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