Lamb

Lamb

Lamb and mutton is the meat attained from the killing of domestic sheep. The meat of a sheep in its first year is lamb, the meat of juvenile sheep older than a year is called hogget, the meat of an adult sheep is called mutton.

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heterosis

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The increase in performance observed for a specific crossbred above the average performance of the parental lines.

heritability

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Is the proportion of a measured or observed trait that is transmitted to the offspring by genes. Therefore, the higher the heritability, the more likely the individual’s actual performance will be ...

heredity

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The transmission of characteristics from parents to their offspring through genes.

genotype environment interaction

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Changes in the ranking of performance of genotypes in different environments. For example, one genotype may perform the best in one environment and only average in another environment.