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Genetic analysis of early lamb survival in extensively reared lambs

Raffaella FinocchiaroValentina RiggioStephen Bishop

subject

Binary traitLive weightlive weightBiologyAnimal husbandryGenetic analysisbinary traitlamb survival binary trait genetic parameters live weightlamb survivalAnimal scienceSHEEPgenetic parametersTraitWeaningAnimal Science and Zoologylcsh:Animal culturelcsh:SF1-1100

description

In sheep production, lamb survival is an important economic trait (Conington et al., 2004). Therefore, this trait has been studied by many scientists, especially in countries with an extensive husbandry system. In the United Kingdom, the number of lambs dying before weaning has been estimated ranging from 5 to 40% (Eales et al., 1983).

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2005-01-01
http://hdl.handle.net/10447/20619