Genetic parameters for litter size in sheep: Natural versus hormone-induced oestrus

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 543-562

  Janssens, Steven ^a   Vandepitte, Walter ^a   Bodin, Loys ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Heritability; Litter size; Oestrus induction; Sheep

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

GENETICS; HERITABILITY; LITTER SIZE; SHEEP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BELGIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BELGIUM; BREEDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTRUS; HORMONES; LITTER SIZE; MODELS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 4644318817     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2004016     Document Type: Article

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