Articles | Volume 60, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-43-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-43-2017
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04 Apr 2017
Original study |  | 04 Apr 2017

Analysis of multivariate relations among birth weight, survivability traits, growth performance, and some important factors in Suffolk lambs

Martin Ptáček, Jaromír Ducháček, Luděk Stádník, Josef Hakl, and Milena Fantová

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The aim of this study was to perform a multivariate analysis of lambs' birth weight, survivability traits, growth performance traits, and other defined factors. The study focused on one flock of Suffolk sheep kept under permanent pasture management. Overall 1012 lambs were investigated over 3 years. The results of the study detected lambs' optimal birth weight for this management system. This study also suggested practical implications of important factors when improving flock profitability.
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