Detection of a major gene for litter size in Thoka Cheviot sheep using Bayesian segregation analyses

Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 339-347

  Walling, Grant A ^a   Bishop, S C ^a   Pong Wong, R ^a   Gittus, G ^b   Russel, A J F ^b   Rhind, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Icelandic sheep; Markov processes; Monte Carlo method; Quantitative traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMB; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036899608     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s135772980005311x     Document Type: Article

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