Genetic parameters for carcass traits and body size of meat sheep

Genetic parameters for carcass traits and body size of meat sheep

The present study aimed to estimate variance components and heritability coefficients (h2) in Santa Inês sheep by single- and two-trait analyses for the traits loin eye area (LEA), length (LEL) and maximum depth (LED), in the longissimus dorsi muscle, subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT), fat thickness...

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Main Authors: Luciano Silva Sena, Gleyson Vieira dos Santos, Tatiana Saraiva Torres, Antônio de Sousa Júnior, Aurino de Araújo Rego Neto, José Lindenberg Rocha Sarmento, Daniel Biagiotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2016-09-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
Subjects:
Componentes de variância
Herdabilidade
Longissimus dorsi
Modelo animal
Morfometria
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/23056

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