Abstract
Performance test data for ram lambs from a selection programme in a Suffolk flock were used to estimate heritabilities for and correlations (genetic and phenotypic) between three variables (liveweight, ultrasonic fat depth (FD and ultrasonic muscle depth in the live animal). Close agreement was found with previously published values with the exception of the heritability for FD for which a high value was estimated (0.55
Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production, Volume 50, , 345-360, 1990
| Download Full PDF | BibTEX Citation | Endnote Citation | Search the Proceedings |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.