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Multivariate quantitative genetic analysis of body weight traits in Corriedale sheep.
Tropical animal health and production - 6 Mar 2021
Ahmad Sheikh Firdous, Khan Nusrat Nabi, Ganai Nazir Ahmad, Shanaz Syed, Rather Mubashir Ali, Alam Safeer
Abstract excerpt
In the present study, an attempt was made to elucidate the genetic parameters for body weight traits of lambs from Corriedale sheep population at different ages. Data were collected from 6874 lambs born over a span of 49 years from 1969 to 2017. The traits under study included body weight at birth (BW), weaning (WW), 6 months of age (6MW), 9 months of age (9MW) and yearling stage (YW). Data were statistically...
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