Article
[Genetic analysis of markers of the performance test for herding dogs. 1. Performance traits].
Berliner und Munchener tierarztliche Wochenschrift - 1 Jan 2000
Hoffmann Uta, Hamann Henning, Distl Ottmar
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the present study was to analyse data based on records of sheep dog trials in order to evaluate the importance of genetic and environmental sources of variation and to draw conclusions for breeding purposes. The data analysed consisted of 2745 test results recorded at 48 sheep dog trials carried out in Germany from 1994 to 1998, on which a total of 337 sheep dogs had attended. Tested dogs...
Topics
- Animal Husbandry
- Animals
- Breeding
- Dogs
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Germany
- Likelihood Functions
- Linear Models
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Selection, Genetic