Estimation of heritabilities and correlations between repeated faecal egg count measurements in lambs facing natural nematode parasite challenge, using a random regression model

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 501-508

  Vagenas, D ^a   White, I M S ^b   Stear, M J ^c   Bishop, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; EGG; ESTIMATION METHOD; FECES; HERITABILITY; LIVESTOCK; NEMATODE; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34547621915     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859607007137     Document Type: Article

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