Estimation of genetic and environmental parameters of milk production traits in Slovak purebred sheep using test-day model

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 113-120

  Oravcova M ^a   Groeneveld, E ^b   Kovac M ^c   Peskovicova D ^a   Margetin M ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Genetic parameters; Multitrait animal model; Sheep; Test day model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 9644269221     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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