Estimation of Individual Heterosis for Lamb Growth in Ghezal and Mehraban Sheep

Subject Areas : Camel

H. Atashi ¹ ( Department of Animal Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran )
J. Izadifar ² ( Department of Animal Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran )

Received: 2011-04-12 Accepted : 2011-06-03 Published : 2012-06-01

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