A genetic analysis of maternal behaviour score in Scottish Blackface sheep

Animal Science

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 415-425

  Lambe, N R ^a   Conington, J ^a   Bishop, S C ^b   Waterhouse, A ^a   Simm, G ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic parameters; Growth rate; Maternal behaviour; Sheep; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035629172     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800055922     Document Type: Article

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