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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5232| Title: | Genetics of lamb survival: preliminary studies of the Information Nucleus Flock | Contributor(s): | Brien, FD (author); Hebart, ML (author); Geenty, Kennett (author); Van Der Werf, Julius H (author) ; Hocking Edwards, JE (author); Greef, JC (author); Hart, KW (author); Refshauge, G (author); Gaunt, G (author); Behrend, R (author); Thomson, Kirsty (author); Hinch, Geoffrey (author) |
Publication Date: | 2009 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5232 | Abstract: | Poor lamb survival is recognised in Australia as a major contributor to reproductive inefficiency in the national flock. This paper provides preliminary estimates of phenotypic and genetic parameters on lamb survival and related traits for the 2007 and 2008 data from the CRC for Sheep Industry Innovation’s Information Nucleus. The paper focuses on the potential utility of measurements on related traits for achieving genetic improvement in lamb survival. Although timed lamb behaviour traits show consistently high genetic correlations with lamb survival to 3 days of age, no obvious candidates have yet been identified for commercial use as indicator traits to genetically improve lamb survival. | Publication Type: | Conference Publication | Conference Details: | AAABG 2009: 18th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Barossa Valley, Australia, 27th September - 1st October, 2009 | Source of Publication: | Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, v.18, p. 108-111 | Publisher: | Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG) | Place of Publication: | Armidale, Australia | ISSN: | 1328-3227 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 070206 Animal Reproduction | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 830310 Sheep - Meat 830311 Sheep - Wool |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication | Publisher/associated links: | http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36420775 http://www.aaabg.org/proceedings18/files/brien108.pdf http://aaabg.org/aaabg18/ |
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