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, Y, Choumei, Y, Oishi, K, Kumagai, H, Kahi, A. K, Panandam, J. M, Mukherjee, T. K, Hirooka, H
Format: Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2008
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Online Access:http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/381/