Variance components due to direct and maternal effects and estimation of breeding values for 12-week weight of Welsh Mountain lambs

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 345-352

  Saatci, M ^a   Ap Dewi, I ^a   Ulutas, Z ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body weight; Breeding values; Genetic parameters; Maternal effects; Sheep; Weaning weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844457179     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050918     Document Type: Article

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