Comparison of different models for estimation of direct and maternal genetic parameters on body weights in Awassi sheep
<p>The present study was conducted to estimate the (co)variance components for birth and weaning weight (BW and WW) in 8142 Awassi sheep between 2015 and 2017. Estimates were calculated with single-trait analysis by the average information restricted maximum likelihood (AI-REML) method, using...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2022-03-01
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Series: | Archives Animal Breeding |
Online Access: | https://aab.copernicus.org/articles/65/121/2022/aab-65-121-2022.pdf |