Possibilities of developing Favourable Body Fat Partition Via Selection Indexes – Application on Rabbits;Beeinflussung der Körperfettverteilung mittels Selektionsindizes bei Kaninchen der Rasse Weiße Neuseeländer

Archives Animal Breeding

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-201

  Schemeis, A R ^a   Abdallah, O Y ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Body fat partition; genetic parameters; New Zealand White rabbits; selection indexes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85063831133     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: 23639822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/aab-43-193-2000     Document Type: Review

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