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Genetic and phenotypic parameters for litter size, survival rate, gestation length, and litter weight traits in American mink.
Journal of animal science - 29 Jun 2018
Karimi Karim, Sargolzaei Mehdi, Plastow Graham Stuart, Wang Zhiquan, Miar Younes
Abstract excerpt
The economic efficiency of mink production is greatly influenced by reproductive performance. Therefore, the objective of this study was to estimate phenotypic and genetic parameters for reproduction traits including total number of kits born (TB), number of live kits at birth (LB), number of live kits at weaning (LW), survival rate at birth (SB), survival rate at weaning (SW), gestation length (GL), average kit...
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