Article
Parameter estimates for number of lambs born at different ages and for 18-month body weight of Rambouillet sheep.
Journal of animal science - 1 Aug 2000
Lee J W, Waldron D F, Van Vleck L D
Abstract excerpt
Genetic parameters were estimated using REML with animal models for number of lambs born and 18-mo body weight in Rambouillet sheep. Number of lambs born was modeled either as repeated measurements on the same trait or as different traits at different ages. The original data for number of lambs born were separated according to age of the ewe into two classes: 2 and 3 yr, and older than 3 yr. Numbers of ewes with...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Body Weight
- Genotype
- Seasons
- Sheep
