Effect of parental genotypes and paternal heterosis on litter traits in crossbred goats

The effect of parental genotype and paternal heterosis on litter size (LS), total litter birth weight (TLW) and average litter birth weight (ALW) was analysed utilizing data from a crossbreeding programme involving the exotic German Fawn goats and local Katjang goats in Malaysia. In this study, thes...

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Main Authors: Tsukahara, Yoko, Choumei, Yousuke, Oishi, Kazato, Kumagai, Hajime, Kahi, Alexander Kigunzu, Panandam, Jothi Malar, Mukherjee, T. K., Hirooka, Hiroyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Verlag 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14287/1/Effect%20of%20parental%20genotypes%20and%20paternal%20heterosis%20on%20litter%20traits%20in%20crossbred%20goats.pdf