Genetic and phenotypic aspects of foot lesion scores in sheep of different breeds and ages

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1289-1296

  Nieuwhof, G J ^a,d,e   Conington, J ^b   Bunger, L ^b   Haresign, W ^c   Bishop, S C ^d  

^a Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foot lesions; Footrot; Genetics; Prevalence; Repeatability; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 49449114634     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108002577     Document Type: Article

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