Genetic Relationships of Lamb Weight, Maternal Ability, and Mature Ewe Weight in Swedish Finewool Sheep

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 329-339

  Näsholm, Anna ^a   Danell, Öje ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Genetic parameters; Growth; Lambs; Mature weight; Mothering ability; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; WEIGHT GAIN; WOOL;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; SHEEP; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; WEIGHT GAIN; WOOL;

EID: 0030076898     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.742329x     Document Type: Article

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