Random regression model of growth during the first three months of age in Spanish Merino sheep

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2830-2839

  Molina, A ^a   Menendez Buxadera A ^b   Valera, M ^c   Serradilla, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Genetic parameter; Growth; Merino sheep; Random regression model

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 36148957523     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-647     Document Type: Article

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