Genetic parameters for growth traits for a composite terminal sire breed of sheep

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1659-1665

  Mousa, E ^a,c   Van Vleck, L D ^a,b   Leymaster, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Genetic Correlation; Heritability; Maternal Effects; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SHEEP; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SHEEP; WEANING;

EID: 0033159066     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7771659x     Document Type: Article

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