Field demonstration analyzing the implementation of individual animal electronic identification and genetic testing in western range sheep flocks.

Adoption of electronic identification ear tags (EID) and DNA testing by commercial range sheep producers in the Western United States has been low, despite the availability of these technologies for over a decade. Jointly, these technologies offer an approach to provide individual animal performance...

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Main Authors: Julie A Finzel, Austin R Brown, Roselle C Busch, Morgan P Doran, John M Harper, Daniel K Macon, Rebecca K Ozeran, Morgan R Stegemiller, Karissa Isaacs, Alison Van Eenennaam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290281&type=printable