Genetic evaluation of ewe productivity and its component traits in Katahdin and Polypay sheep
The objectives of this dissertation were to evaluate genetic influences on ewe productivity, its growth and reproductive components, and measures indicative of accelerated lambing performance. Genetic parameters were estimated for total weight of litter weaned per ewe lambing (TW) and its components...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29760 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11272006-144805/ |