Environmental and genetic effects on growth in Timahdite and crossbred lambs in Morocco

Knowledge of genetic parameters for growth traits of economic importance is required for the development of sheep populations in Morocco. Records on 544 lambs of the Timahdite (T) breed and of 756 D'man x Timahdite (DT) lambs, all born from 1992 to 1998, were used to estimate genetic parameters...

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Main Authors: M. El Fadili, C. Michaux, B. Boulanouar, P.L. Leroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CIRAD 2000-01-01
Series:Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux
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Online Access:http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/9767