Fitting animal models for the estimation of genetic parameters of birth weight in Aradi and Damascus goats, and their crosses in Saudi Arabia
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A M AL- SAEF
Professor, Department of Animal Production and Breeding, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buriedah, Qassim 51452 Saudi Arabia
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E F MOUSA
Qassim University, Buriedah, Qassim 51452 Saudi Arabia
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Birth weight, Genetic Parameters, GoatsDownloads
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