Heritability and repeatability of sexual performance scores of rams

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1508-1511

  Snowder, G D ^a,c   Stellflug, J N ^a   Van Vleck, L D ^b  

^a USDA ARS US Sheep Experiment Station   (United States)

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

^c Box 2010 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Libido; Sexual Behavior; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LIBIDO; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHEEP;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; LIBIDO; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SHEEP; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036593018     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8061508x     Document Type: Article

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