Efficiency of selection for body weight in a cooperative village breeding program of Menz sheep under smallholder farming system
We evaluated the efficiency of selection for body weight in a cooperative village breeding program for Menz sheep of Ethiopia under smallholder farming system. The design of the program involved organizing villagers in a cooperative breeding group to implement selective breeding of their sheep. The...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67367 |
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