Analysis of founder-specific inbreeding depression on birth weight in Ripollesa lambs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-79

  Casellas, J ^a   Piedrafita, J ^b   Caja, G ^b   Varona, L ^c  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Empirical bayes factor; Founder; Inbreeding depression; Ripollesa sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; SHEEP; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETICS, POPULATION; INBREEDING; MALE; SHEEP; SPAIN;

EID: 60549092935     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-0897     Document Type: Article

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