Genetic parameters for carcass traits and in vivo measured muscle and fat depth in Danish Texel and Shropshire

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 49-54

  Maxa, J ^a,b   Norberg, E ^a   Berg, P ^a   Pedersen, J ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^c Dansk Landbrugsradgivning   (Denmark)

Author keywords

(Co)variance components; Carcass classification; Heritability; Sheep; Ultrasound measures

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 36749094509     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700701440439     Document Type: Article

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