Estimation of direct and maternal (co)variance components for pre-weaning growth traits in Muzaffarnagari sheep

Livestock Science

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-89

  Mandal, Ajoy ^a   Neser, F W C ^b   Rout, P K ^a   Roy, R ^a   Notter, D R ^c  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON GOATS   (India)

^b Department of Animal Wildlife and Grassland Sciences   (South Africa)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Growth traits; Heritability; Maternal effects; Muzaffarnagari sheep; Variance components

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 32544454027     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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