The effects of divergent selection for reproduction and sex on quantitative and qualitative slaughter traits in Merinos
- 7 July 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Small Ruminant Research
- Vol. 202, 106465
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2021.106465
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