Factors affecting reproductive performance and estimates of genetic parameters of litter size in Horro sheep
Conception, lambing rate and litter size were studied on data from a flock of Horro sheep in Ethiopia from 1878 to 1997. The CATMOD and GLM procedures of SAS were used for the analysis of these traits. A sire, direct additive genetic and a repeatability animal model were employed to obtain estimates...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge University Press
2002
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32967 |
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