Article
Genetic analysis of ewe stayability and its association with lamb growth and adult production.
Journal of animal science - 1 Nov 2009
Borg R C, Notter D R, Kott R W
Abstract excerpt
Records from 2,525 adult Targhee ewes and 10,099 lambs were used to estimate genetic parameters in an animal model for ewe stayability (STAY), productive life (PL), adult BW (AW) and BCS, fleece characteristics, and number of lambs born (NLB) and for lamb BW at birth and approximately 45 d, 120 d (120W; weaning), 12 mo, and 18 mo of age. Stayabilities were analyzed as overall stayability (STAYn|2), which...
Topics
- Animal Husbandry
- Animals
- Environment
- Female
- Male
- Parity
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy
- Quantitative Trait, Heritable
- Sheep
- Weaning
- Weight Gain
