Environmental variation (VE) in a quantitative trait–variation in phenotype that cannot be
explained by genetic variation or identifiable genetic differences–can be regarded as being …

More than one million smallholders in the Andean region of central South America exploit
alpacas (Vicugna pacos) and lamas (Lama glama) as their main means of subsistence …

Piglet mortality has a negative impact on animal welfare and public acceptance. Moreover,
the number of weaned piglets per sow mainly determines the profitability of piglet …

Background In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in the genetic
determination of environmental variance. In the case of litter size, environmental variance …

A divergent selection experiment based on the homogeneity of birth weight in rabbit was
carried out at the INRA experimental farm of Auzeville. The two lines were created by …

In this study a total of 6499 records were obtained for fibre diameter (FD) and coefficient of
variation of FD (CV), 3283 records for greasy fleece weight (GFW), staple length (SL) and …

Trait uniformity, or micro-environmental sensitivity, may be studied through individual
differences in residual variance. These differences appear to be heritable, and the need …

Individuals of the same genotype do not have the same phenotype for quantitative traits
when reared under common macro-environmental conditions, a phenomenon called micro …

In breeding programs, robustness of animals and uniformity of end product can be improved
by exploiting genetic variation in residual variance. Residual variance can be defined as …

There is limited experimental information about the genetic basis of micro-environmental
variance (VE)(developmental stability) and environmental correlations. This study, by using …