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