Genetic parameters for growth, reproductive and maternal traits in a multibreed meat sheep population

Genetic parameters for growth, reproductive and maternal traits in a multibreed meat sheep population

The genetic parameters for growth, reproductive and maternal traits in a multibreed meat sheep population were estimated by applying the Average Information Restricted Maximum Likelihood method to an animal model. Data from a flock supported by the Programa de Melhoramento Genético de Caprinos e Ovi...

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Main Authors: Ana Maria Bezerra Oliveira Lôbo, Raimundo Nonato Braga Lôbo, Samuel Rezende Paiva, Sônia Maria Pinheiro de Oliveira, Olivardo Facó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2009-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
age at first lambing
genetic correlation
heritability
body weight
litter weight
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