Variance components due to direct and maternal effects for growth traits of Australian beef cattle
- 24 June 1992
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Livestock Production Science
- Vol. 31 (3-4) , 179-204
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-6226(92)90017-x
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