Inbreeding and it is effects on some productive and reproductive traits in a herd of Egyptian buffaloes

A total of 1551 normal lactation records of Egyptian buffaloes, Kept at Mehallet Mousa Farm, belonging to Ministry of Agriculture, during the period from 1960 to 2001 were used. Milk yield, lactation period and age at first calving were studied in order to determine the presence of inbreeding in the...

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Main Authors: A.M. Kawthar, A.S. Khattab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-02-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/970