Genetic correlations between ewe reproduction and carcass and meat quality traits in Merino sheep

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 397-402

  Safari, E ^b   Fogarty, N M ^a,b   Hopkins, D L ^a,c   Greeff, J C ^a,d   Brien, F D ^a,e   Atkins, K D ^a,b   Mortimer, S I ^a,c   Taylor, P J ^a,b   Van Der Werf, J H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d Western Australia   (Australia)

^e SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fat; Genetic parameters; Lambing performance; Meat pH; Muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 55949098192     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2008.00745.x     Document Type: Article

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