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Testing new selection indices for sustainable hill sheep production - lamb performance traits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J. Conington ,
N.R. Lambe ,
S.C. Bishop ,
A. Waterhouse  and
G. Simm
J. Conington
Affiliation:
SAC, West Mains Rd., Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
N.R. Lambe
Affiliation:
SAC, West Mains Rd., Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
S.C. Bishop
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9PS, UK
A. Waterhouse
Affiliation:
SAC, West Mains Rd., Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
G. Simm
Affiliation:
SAC, West Mains Rd., Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
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Hill sheep breeds are required to survive and rear lambs in harsh conditions, and good maternal characteristics contribute to their success. However, improved carcass characteristics are also required to meet market requirements. This paper evaluates lamb performance characteristics after 4 years of selection using indexes tailored to improve overall productivity in different hill sheep production systems.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 22
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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