Cashmere production from feral and imported cashmere goat kids

Animal Production

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 135-144

  Bishop, S C ^a   Russel, A J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cashmere goats; crossbreeding; fibre quality; heterosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032070547     PISSN: 00033561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003356100007170     Document Type: Article

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