Models with cytoplasmic effects for birth, weaning, and fleece weights, and litter size at birth for a population of Targhee sheep

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-67

  Van Vleck, L D ^a,c   Snowder, G D ^a,b   Hanford, K J ^a  

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

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic Inheritance; Environment Interactions; Genetic Variance; Genotype

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMB; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; WEANING; WOOL;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; SHEEP; VARIATION (GENETICS); WEANING; WOOL;

EID: 0038147042     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.81161x     Document Type: Article

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