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Genetic parameters for rank of the Santa Inês sheep in agricultural fairs using Bayesian procedures

Anderson Antonio Carvalho AlvesPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Melhoramento Animal, Paulista State University (FCAV-UNESP), Jaboticabal, Brazil; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ana Maria Bezerra Oliveira LôboEmbrapa Caprinos e Ovinos, Sobral, Brazil;
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Olivardo FacóEmbrapa Caprinos e Ovinos, Sobral, Brazil;
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Luciano Pinheiro da SilvaDepartamento de Zootecnia, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, Brazil
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Raimundo Nonato Braga LôboEmbrapa Caprinos e Ovinos, Sobral, Brazil; ;Departamento de Zootecnia, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, Brazil
Pages 604-609 | Received 12 Jun 2016, Accepted 05 Sep 2016, Published online: 02 Nov 2016

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