Choosing maternal-effect models to estimate (co)variances for live and fleece weight in New Zealand Coopworth sheep
- 1 April 1999
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Livestock Production Science
- Vol. 58 (2) , 137-150
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0301-6226(98)00197-3
Abstract
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