Effects of non-genetic factors on growth traits and age at first lambing in Corriedale sheep
Data pertaining to Corriedale sheep (4,367 birth records) spanning over a period of 25 years from 1989 to 2013 was analyzed with the Mixed Model Least Square and Maximum Likelihood algorithms to assess fixed effects of year, sex, type of birth and age of dam on various growth traits and age at firs...
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Language: | English |
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Indian Council of Agricultural Research
2020-09-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Animal Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/104995 |