(Co)variance components and genetic parameters for growth rate and Kleiber ratio in fat-tailed Mehraban sheep

Estimation of Genetic Parameters for Kleiber Ratio and Trends for Weight at Birth and Weaning in Arabi Sheep

Objective: Estimation of genetic parameters for Kleiber ratio (KR) and genetic trends for pre-weaning weights of Arabi sheep has not been previously conducted.Methods: Data and pedigree information were collected at the Khuzestan Ramin Agricultural and Natural Resources University, Animal Science Research Station, located in southwest Iran, from 2001 to 2008. (Co)variance components and corresp...

Estimation of Genetic Parameters for Kleiber Ratio and Trends for Weight at Birth and Weaning in Arabi Sheep

Objective: Estimation of genetic parameters for Kleiber ratio (KR) and genetic trends for pre-weaning weights of Arabi sheep has not been previously conducted.Methods: Data and pedigree information were collected at the Khuzestan Ramin Agricultural and Natural Resources University, Animal Science Research Station, located in southwest Iran, from 2001 to 2008. (Co)variance components and corresp...

Estimation of (co) variance components and genetic parameters for growth traits in Arman sheep

(Co) variance components and genetic parameters for growth traits in Arman sheep were estimated, using data collected during an 11-year period (1999-2010), by applying the restricted maximum likelihood (REML) procedure under univariate and bivariate animal models. The studied traits were body weight of lamb at birth (BW), body weight at 3 months of age as weaning weight (WW), body weight at 6 m...

estimation of genetic parameters of kleiber ratio and growth traits in kurdish sheep

introduction kurdish sheep breed is one of the most important native breeds of iran. they are fat-tailed, large-sized, well adapted to the mountainous regions in northern khorasan province and mainly raising for meat production under pastoral production system (28). feed efficiency is a major component in the profitability of the small ruminant enterprise, because quality of range and pasture i...

Crossbreeding of iranian fat-tailed sheep VI-reproductive performance and lamb production in karakul,mehraban and naeini breeds