A Review of Genotype x Environment Interaction Studies Conducted in the U.S. Involving Cattle Varying in Percentage Bos indicus Inheritance

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 149-158

  Thrift, F A ^a   Brown, M A ^b   Thrift, T A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bos indicus; Environment; Genotype; Interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957682549     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31685-5     Document Type: Article

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