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Validation of maternal and terminal sheep breeding objectives using Irish field data
Genetic evaluations provide producers with a tool to aid in breeding decisions and highlight the increase in performance achievable at the farm level through genetic gain. Despite this, large-scale validation of sheep breeding objectives using field data is lacking in the scientific literature. The...
Autores principales: | McHugh, Noirin, McDermott, Kevin, Bohan, Alan, Farrell, Lydia J, Herron, Jonathan, Pabiou, Thierry |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9391924/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36000073 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tas/txac099 |
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