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Body weight estimation from body measures in Cornigliese sheep breed

Alberto SabbioniDipartimento di Scienze Medico-Veterinarie, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Valentino BerettiDipartimento di Scienze Medico-Veterinarie, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyView further author information
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Paola SuperchiDipartimento di Scienze Medico-Veterinarie, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7605-6797View further author information
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Michela AblondiDipartimento di Scienze Medico-Veterinarie, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3700-1042View further author information
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Pages 25-30 | Received 24 Jun 2019, Accepted 31 Oct 2019, Published online: 18 Nov 2019

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