Studies on weight and carcass characteristics of Icelandic lambs are reviewed with emphasis on genetic parameters and genetic improvement. Direct heritability of weaning weight was found to be 0.15-0.29 and 0.11-0.18 for carcass weight. Maternal heritability was 0.27 and 0.24 for weaning weight and carcass weight, respectively. Carcass measurements representing shape and size of the carcass were highly heritable, while cross-sectional measurements of muscle and fat thickness have high or medium-high heritability. Ultrasonic measurements of fat and muscle thickness of live lambs have a heritability of 0.42-0.56, with high genetic correlations with carcass measurements of muscle and fat. Ultrasound measurements have been used as selection cri...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
Lamb live weight is one of the key drivers of profitability on sheep farms. Previous studies in Irel...
Genetic parameters were estimated for growth, ultrasound, and carcass traits in a Canadian crossbred...
Data on 630 crossbred lamb carcasses were used to estimate genetic parameters for a number of carcas...
WOS: 000368558800006In the current paper the direct additive and maternal genetic effects on birth, ...
Norsk saueavl har i lengre tid hatt sterkt fokus på å auke lammetal og -tilvekst. Dette har ført til...
In the current paper the direct additive and maternal genetic effects on birth, weaning (at 90 days ...
In the current paper the direct additive and maternal genetic effects on birth, weaning (at 90 days ...
WOS: 000456658700004This investigation was conducted to estimate the breeding values and genetic tre...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
WOS: 000368558800006In the current paper the direct additive and maternal genetic effects on birth, ...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
Lamb live weight is one of the key drivers of profitability on sheep farms. Previous studies in Irel...
Genetic parameters were estimated for growth, ultrasound, and carcass traits in a Canadian crossbred...
Data on 630 crossbred lamb carcasses were used to estimate genetic parameters for a number of carcas...
WOS: 000368558800006In the current paper the direct additive and maternal genetic effects on birth, ...
Norsk saueavl har i lengre tid hatt sterkt fokus på å auke lammetal og -tilvekst. Dette har ført til...
In the current paper the direct additive and maternal genetic effects on birth, weaning (at 90 days ...
In the current paper the direct additive and maternal genetic effects on birth, weaning (at 90 days ...
WOS: 000456658700004This investigation was conducted to estimate the breeding values and genetic tre...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
WOS: 000368558800006In the current paper the direct additive and maternal genetic effects on birth, ...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic (co)variances between objective measure...
Lamb live weight is one of the key drivers of profitability on sheep farms. Previous studies in Irel...