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Relationship between linear type and fertility traits in Nguni cows.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Jun 2015
Zindove T J, Chimonyo M, Nephawe K A
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The objective of the study was to assess the dimensionality of seven linear traits (body condition score, body stature, body length, heart girth, navel height, body depth and flank circumference) in Nguni cows using factor analysis and indicate the relationship between the extracted latent variables and calving interval (CI) and age at first calving (AFC). The traits were measured between December 2012 and...
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