Determinants Of Dominance, Resting Place And Neighbour Preferences In Wrzosówka Polska Ewes Kept Indoors
By: Marcin T. Górecki and Natalia Dziwińska
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2014-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 (formerly 1642-3402) | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
Language: English
Page range: 365 - 375
Submitted on: Feb 7, 2013
Accepted on: Aug 30, 2013
Published on: Apr 25, 2014
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
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