Pre-vious studies indicate the suitability of this breed for meat and skin production and highlight its adaptation to the pro-duction conditions of the semiarid northeast, with theseanimals showing good fertility and prolificacy (Selaive-Villarroel and Fernandes, 2000; Quesada et al., 2002).
Theseaspects make the breed an important genetic resource forrural producers in northeastern Brazil (Facó et al., 2008).
When native breed has potential to production andenvironment adaptation, it is possible to develop anassociation between conservation programs and breeding(Lauvie et al., 2011).
Within this context, it is impor-tant do genetic evaluation and selection in order to havegenetic gain for traits that influence the flock profitabil-ity. The knowledge of the genetic parameters of thesetraits is essential to conduct this process.
The objective ofthe present study was to estimate genetic parameters forgrowth and reproductive traits of locally adapted MoradaNova sheep reared by smallholder farmers in the semiaridnortheastern region of Brazil.
Pre-vious studies indicate the suitability of this breed for meat and skin production and highlight its adaptation to the pro-duction conditions of the semiarid northeast, with theseanimals showing good fertility and prolificacy (Selaive-Villarroel and Fernandes, 2000; Quesada et al., 2002).
Theseaspects make the breed an important genetic resource forrural producers in northeastern Brazil (Facó et al., 2008).
When native breed has potential to production andenvironment adaptation, it is possible to develop anassociation between conservation programs and breeding(Lauvie et al., 2011).
Within this context, it is impor-tant do genetic evaluation and selection in order to havegenetic gain for traits that influence the flock profitabil-ity. The knowledge of the genetic parameters of thesetraits is essential to conduct this process.
The objective ofthe present study was to estimate genetic parameters forgrowth and reproductive traits of locally adapted MoradaNova sheep reared by smallholder farmers in the semiaridnortheastern region of Brazil.
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