Department of Animal Science, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Bibliografia
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[2] Ajayi, O. O., Adeleke, M. A., Sanni, M. T., Yakubu, A., Peters, S. O., Imumorin, I. G., Ozoje, M. O., Ikeobi, C.O.N. and Adebambo, O.A. (2012). Application of principal component and discriminant analyses to morpho- structural indices of indigenous and exotic chickens reared under intensive management system. Tropical Animal Health and Production 44(6): 1247-1254
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[6] Gul, S., Gorgulu, O., Keshin, M., Bicer, O. and Sar, A. (2005). Some prediction equation of live weight from body measurement of show goats. Nigerian Journal of Animal and Veterinary 5: 532-534
[7] Ikeobi, C.O.N and Peter, S.O. (1996). Strain differences in genetic parameter estimates for growth traits in meat-type chicken. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 23(2): 103-116
[8] Kabir, M., Yakubu H. and Akpa G.N (2010). Repeatability Estimates for body Linear Measurements in Broiler chickens. Nigerian Journal of Animal Science 12, 7-14
[9] Kokosynski, D. and Bernacki, Z. (2011). Comparison of Meat Performance of Pekin Ducks from Two Cinservative Flocks. Journal of Central European Agriculture Volume: 12, Issue: 1, 225-225
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[12] Okon, B, Ogar, I.B. and Mgbere, O.O (1996). Interrelationship of live body measurement of chicken in a humid tropical environment. Nigerian Journal of Animal. Production. 24(1): 7-12
[13] Ozoje, M. O. and Mgbere, O.O. (2012). Coat pigmentation effects in West African Dwarf goats: live weights and body dimensions. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 29: 5-10
[14] Shahin, K. A. and Hassan, N. S. (2000). Sources of shared variability among body shape characters at marketing age in New Zealand White and Egyptian rabbit breeds. Ann. Zootec. 2000, vol. 49, no. 5, p. 435-445
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[16] Tegbe, T. B. S. and Olurunju S. A. S. (1988).The prediction of live weight of crossbred pigs form three body measurements. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 15: 9-13
[17] Thiruvenkander, A. K. (2005). Determination of best-fitted regression model for the estimation of body weight in Kanni Adu kids under farmer’s management systems. Livestock Research for Rural Development 17: 85-89