Genetic parameters for tick count and udder health in commercial and indigenous ewes in South Africa - Cloete, S.W.P.; Cloete, J.J.E.; Scholtz, A.J. (Veterinary parasitology, 2016)
Keywords: Animals; Body Weight - physiology; Breeding; Dorper; ewes; Female; genetic correlation; head; heritability; lambs; Live weight; Mammary Glands, Animal - physiology; Merino; mutton; Namaqua afrikaner; Parasite Load - veterinary; pest control programs; Quantitative Trait, Heritable; Reproduction; Reproduction - physiology; reproductive traits; SA mutton merino; Sheep - genetics; Sheep Diseases - genetics; Sheep Diseases - parasitology; Sheep Diseases - pathology; South Africa; Species Specificity; thorax; tick infestations; Tick Infestations - genetics; Tick Infestations - parasitology; Tick Infestations - veterinary; ticks; udders; South Africa; SA mutton merino; Reproduction; Live weight; Namaqua afrikaner; Dorper