Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Year: 2014
Volume: 13
Issue: 10
Page No. 633 - 636

The Relationship Between Body Weight and Testicular Measurements in Kabbashi Eco-Type Desert Rams

Authors : Manal Abdel Wahid Salim, Sharafeldeen A. Makawi, Ahmed Abdel Gadir Adam and Babiker Abdel Atti Elsharif

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