Genotype rather than non-genetic behavioural transmission determines the temperament of Merino lambs

Animal Welfare

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 459-466

  Bickell, S ^a,b   Poindron, P ^d   Nowak, R ^d   Chadwick, A ^a,b   Ferguson, D ^c   Bloche, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Genetics; Maternal behaviour; Selection; Sheep; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; AGITATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EWE; FEMALE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; LAMB; LOCOMOTION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MULTIPARA; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PROGENY; PUERPERIUM; SPERM; TEMPERAMENT; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70449688258     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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