Economic weights of fertility, prolificacy, milk yield and longevity in dairy sheep

Economic weights have been estimated in two breeds (Latxa and Manchega) using economic and technical data collected in 41 Latxa and 12 Manchega dairy sheep flocks. The traits considered were fertility (lambing per year), prolificacy (number of lambs), milk yield (litres) and longevity (as productive...

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Main Authors: A. Legarra, M. Ramón, E. Ugarte, M.D. Pérez-Guzmán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731107657814