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Estimates of genetic parameters and environmental effects for measures of hunting performance in Finnish hounds.
Journal of animal science - 1 Mar 1997
Liinamo A E, Karjalainen L, Ojala M, Vilva V
Abstract excerpt
Data from field trials of Finnish Hounds between 1988 and 1992 in Finland were used to estimate genetic parameters and environmental effects for measures of hunting performance using REML procedures and an animal model. The original data set included 28,791 field trial records from 5,666 dogs. Males and females had equal hunting performance, whereas experience acquired by age improved trial results compared with...
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