Genetic parameters of body weight in sheep estimated via random regression and multi-trait animal models

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-18

  Wolc, A ^a,b   Barczak, E ^a   Wojtowski J ^a   Slosarz P ^a   Szwaczkowski, T ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Heritability; Multitrait animal model; Polish sheep; Random regression

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80052517550     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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