Variances and covariances between productive and adaptive traits and temperament in a composite breed of tropical beef cattle
- 1 August 2001
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Livestock Production Science
- Vol. 70 (3) , 213-233
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0301-6226(01)00178-6
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