Heritability estimates and genetic and phenotypic correlations of skin thickness and skin temperature with key production traits in FocusPrime, Texel, Romney, and Highlander sheep

Graña-Baumgartner, Andrea; Dukkipati, V.S.R.; J. Biggs, Patrick; R. Kenyon, P.; T. Blair, H.; Pickering, Natalie; S. van der Linden, D.; López‐Villalobos, N.

doi:10.1093/jas/skae358

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Heritability estimates and genetic and phenotypic correlations of skin thickness and skin temperature with key production traits in FocusPrime, Texel, Romney, and Highlander sheep

Published in Journal of Animal Science • Nov 30, 2024

Authors:

Andrea Graña-Baumgartner

V.S.R. Dukkipati

Patrick J. Biggs

Abstract

Skin thickness was found to be moderately heritable and genetically associated with lamb survival in a previous study on Romney sheep. The aims of this study were to estimate the heritabilities of skin thickness and skin temperature at around 5 and 11 mo of age and determine genetic and phenotypic c...

Subject

Texel

Heritability

Animal science

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