Article
Impact of alternative definitions of contemporary groups on genetic evaluations of traits recorded at lambing.
Journal of animal science - 1 May 2017
McHugh N, Pabiou T, Wall E, McDermott K, Berry D P
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to quantify the impact of alternative contemporary group definitions for lambing traits on genetic evaluations in the Irish multibreed sheep population. Three lambing traits were considered for analysis: lambing difficulty, birth weight, and survival. Eight alternative contemporary group definitions were investigated for each lambing trait; all contemporary groups were formed...
Topics
- Animals
- Birth Weight
- Breeding
- Female
- Linear Models
- Litter Size
- Male
- Parturition
- Phenotype
- Pregnancy
- Sheep