Study of factors affecting udder traits and assessment of their interrelationships with milking efficiency in Chios breed ewes

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 103, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 232-239

  Gelasakis, A I ^a   Arsenos, G ^a   Valergakis, G E ^a   Oikonomou, G ^a   Kiossis, E ^a   Fthenakis, G C ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chios breed; Milkability; Milking time; Principal Component Analysis; Udder traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858342149     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.09.045     Document Type: Article

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