Phenotypic and genetic parameter estimates for reproductive traits in Zandi sheep.

doi:10.1007/s11250-012-0276-0

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Phenotypic and genetic parameter estimates for reproductive traits in Zandi sheep.

Tropical animal health and production - 1 Feb 2013

Mohammadi Kourosh, Beigi Nassiri Mohammad Taghi, Rahmatnejad Enayat, Sheikh Masoud, Fayazi Jamal, Karimi Manesh Amin

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This study reports on the phenotypic and genetic (co)variance components for reproductive traits in Zandi sheep, using between 1,859 and 2,588 records obtained from 577 ewes. The data were collected from the Khojir Breeding Station of Zandi sheep in Tehran, Iran from 1994 to 2008. The basic traits were litter size at birth (LSB), litter size at weaning (LSW), litter mean weight per lamb born (LMWLB), and litter...

Topics

Animal Husbandry
Animals
Body Weight
Breeding
Female
Iran
Likelihood Functions
Litter Size
Male
Phenotype
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Selection, Genetic
Sheep, Domestic
Weaning

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PMID: 23086601
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-012-0276-0

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