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Assessment of heat tolerance and production performance of Aardi, Damascus, and their crossbred goats.
International journal of biometeorology - 1 Sept 2016
Samara Emad Mohammed, Abdoun Khalid Ahmed, Okab Aly Bassunny, Al-Badwi Mohammed Abdo, El-Zarei Mohamed Fawzy, Al-Seaf Ali Mohamed, Al-Haidary Ahmed Abrahim
Abstract excerpt
The question of whether the adaptability and production performance in goats may be enhanced using a crossbreeding program between bucks of a native and heat-tolerant breed and does of an exotic and dual-purpose breed was approached and examined herein by comparing purebred Aardi and Damascus goats and their crossbred lines (i.e., (1)/2 Aardi (1)/2 Damascus (½A½D) and (1)/4 Aardi (3)/4 Damascus (¼A¾D)) reared in...
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