Comparison of Ile-de-France and Merino Precoce Breeds as Pure Breeds and in Crossbreeding with the Boujaâd Breed in Morocco

The study concerned 1145 performances of ewes and 1411 performances of lambs of Ile-de-France (IF), Merino precoce (MP) and Boujaâd (BO) breeds. The data were collected during eight lambing seasons, from 1997-98 to 2004-05 in a private farm. IF and MP ewes were mated to rams of their corresponding b...

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Main Author: I. Boujenane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CIRAD 2005-03-01
Series:Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux
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Online Access:http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/9932