Estimates of the genetic parameters and repeatability of behavioural traits of sheep in an arena test

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 68-80

  Wolf, Basil T ^a   McBride, Sebastian D ^a   Lewis, Ron M ^b   Davies, Mervyn H ^c   Haresign, William ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arena test; Genetics; Human contact; Repeatability; Sheep; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENETICS; HABITUATION; LITTER SIZE; LOCOMOTION; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP; VOCALIZATION;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 42949131640     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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