Direct and maternal (co)variance components, genetic parameters and annual trends for growth traits of Dorper sheep in semi-arid Kenya
- 8 September 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Tropical Animal Health and Production
- Vol. 42 (3), 473-481
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-009-9446-0
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