Value of early weight measurements as predictors of body weight at later ages in reindeer
Phenotypic variances in live weight in a reindeer population and repeatabilities of the weights were estimated. The population consisted of 1847 and 1878 unselected male and female calves respectively, for which data from weighings at 2 and 7 months of age were available. All individuals in a select...
Main Authors: | C.J. Petersson, B. Danell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
1993-12-01
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Series: | Rangifer |
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Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1115 |
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