genetic and environmental trends Archives

Genetic and environmental trends of early growth traits in the Elsenburg Dormer sheep stud

1993
Issue: 3
Volume: 23

J.B. van Wyk, G.J. Erasmus and K.V. Konstantinov Page: 85 - 87

2024-09-13
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Data from the Elsenburg Dormer sheep stud were used to estimate genetic and environmental change in early growth traits from 1943 to 1990. Best linear unbiased predictions (BLUP) of breeding values were obtained by Restricted Maximum Likelihood (REML) procedures fitting…