Selection for ultrasonic muscle depth; direct and correlated response in a Norwegian experimental sheep flock

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-29

  Larsgard, A G ^a   Kolstad, K ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Correlated response; Direct and maternal effect; Selection experiment; Ultrasonic muscle depth

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037380611     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(02)00291-2     Document Type: Article

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