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A novel measure of ewe efficiency for breeding and benchmarking purposes

Ewe efficiency has traditionally been defined as the ratio of litter weight to ewe weight; given the statistical properties of ratio traits, an alternative strategy is proposed in the present study. The concept of using the deviation in performance of an animal from the population norm has grown in...

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Publicado en:J Anim Sci
Main Authors: McHugh, Nóirín, Pabiou, Thierry, McDermott, Kevin, Wall, Eamon, Berry, Donagh P
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6095374/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29684177
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/sky143
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