The genetic improvement of carcass and maternal traits in Scottish Blackface sheep
This thesis addresses the issues of genetic improvement of carcass and maternal traits in hill sheep. It i) compares the performance of two genetic lines of Scottish Blackface lambs divergent for subcutaneous fat, ii) quantifies the genetic components of carcass traits in extensive hill environments...
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University of Edinburgh
1999
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.643378 |