Scholarship Agreement - Boyd Gudex (RE0302, Doc 93782)
| Project start date: | 01 October 2005 |
| Project end date: | 30 September 2008 |
| Publication date: | 22 July 2007 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Sheep, Goat, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle |
Summary
To evaluate whether selection for sexual dimorphism is a practical breeding objective in livestock species. The Aims of the Studies was to:
- Analyse historical data to observe whether indirect selection already occurs;
- Analyse historical data to observe whether the variation in selection emphasis is already resulting in sexual dimorphism
- Set up breeding programmes with sexual dimorphism as the sole selection criterion in order to estimate critical genetic parameters for sexual dimorphis.
