Estimates of maternal genetic and permanent environmental effects in sheep

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 49, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 186-192

  Szwaczkowski, Tomasz ^a   Wójtowski, Jacek ^a   Stanisławska, Elzbieta ^a   Gut, Adam ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Lamb weights; Maternal effects; REML method; Variance components

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33845603914     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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