Genetic correlations for litter weight weaned with growth, prolificacy, and wool traits in Columbia, Polypay, Rambouillet, and Targhee sheep

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 339-346

  Bromley, C M ^a,c   Van Vleck, L D ^b   Snowder, G D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Heritability; Selection; Wool

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SHEEP; WEANING; WOOL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SHEEP; WEANING; WOOL;

EID: 0035260530     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.792339x     Document Type: Article

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