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Prediction of selection index coefficient for birth weight and three month weight in Baluchi breed of sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

M. Hosseinpour Mashhadi ,
F. Eftekhari Shahroudi  and
R. Valizadeh
M. Hosseinpour Mashhadi
Affiliation:
Islamic Azad university of Mashhad Agricultural faculty Animal Science Dept.P.O.Box Ghasem Abad.Emamie Ave Mashhad I.R.IRA.
R. Valizadeh
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi university of Mashhad College of AgricultureP.O.Box 91775-1163 Mashhad, Iran
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The method for establishing a selection criterion for a given selection objective is referred to as selection index methodology. Usually in the flock sheep, The first selection for lambs that substitution ewes and rams, is at three month of age. Genetic and phenotypic correlations for weight traits at different ages are high and range of those were from 0.42 to 0.94 and from 0.06 to 0.56 respectively. Thus, the aim of this study was to predict the coefficient of selection index.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 132
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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