Economic values for performance and functional traits in dairy sheep

In order to establish a total merit index, the relative economic values of the traits considered must be known. Hence, the objective of this study was to derive economic values, defined by the value of one unit of superiority of a trait, for essential traits in dairy sheep based on a herd model. The...

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Main Authors: Roswitha Baumung, Birgit Fuerst-Waltl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/3