Genetic (co)variance and plasticity of behavioural traits in Lidia bovine breed

Scores for four behavioural traits – aggressiveness, ferocity, face hiding and nobility – recorded between 1984 and 2010 in Lidia bovine breed (the property of a single breeder in Spain), were analysed using the multi-trait and reaction norm models. The multi-trait analysis results revealed heritabi...

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Main Authors: Alberto Menéndez-Buxadera, Oscar Cortés, Javier Cañon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2017.1279035