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Estimates of genetic parameters for growth traits in dorper crossbred sheep population.
Tropical animal health and production - 20 Sept 2024
Besufkad Shanbel, Goshme Shenkute, Abebe Aschalew, Bisrat Asfaw, Abebe Ayele, Getachew Tesfaye, Zewdie Tesfaye, Lemma Sisay, Areaya Alemnew, Gizaw Solomon
Abstract excerpt
The study was carried out to estimate genetic and phenotypic parameters for growth traits in Dorper crossbred sheep. The data set consisted of 5717 growth records from 1347 individuals of Dorper 50% crossbred sheep descended from 43 sires and 344 dams born between the years 2012 and 2022 at Debre Birhan Agricultural Research Center sheep research station, Ethiopia. Studied traits were birth weight (WT0), weaning...
Topics
- Animals
- Ethiopia
- Female
- Male
- Sheep, Domestic
- Phenotype
- Weaning
- Weight Gain
- Birth Weight
- Breeding
