The economic efficiency of mink production is greatly influenced by reproductive
performance. Therefore, the objective of this study was to estimate phenotypic and genetic …

Fur quality and skin size are integral qualities in the mink industry and are main
determinants of sales price and subsequent income for mink fur producers. Parental animals …

Mink skin size in Finland, as well as in other countries, has increased considerably during
last decade. However, there are signs that selection for large body size has a negative …

The present study was performed to estimate genetic parameters for growth and fur quality
traits in Chinese silver blue mink. Recordings of body weight (BW), body length (BL), guard …

Fertility traits have been included in the Finnish blue fox breeding goal for several
generations. However, genetic trend in reproductive performance has been undesired due …

Pelt character traits (size, quality, colour clarity, darkness) are important economic traits in
blue fox breeding. Better feed efficiency (FE) is another economically important and new …

This paper demonstrates the influence of artificial selection on morphometric traits in the red
fox [Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)]. Measurements and two proportion coefficients were …

The economic efficiency of fur animal farms is considerably influenced by reproductive
performance. The objectives of this study are to determine the effects of individual and …

Polymorphism of 30 canine-derived microsatellites was studied in a group of 200 red foxes
kept on 2 Polish farms. 22 out of 30 microsatellites were selected to study association …

We developed a multiple‐trait animal model for blue fox fertility evaluation and estimated
genetic parameters simultaneously for seven traits: first three litter sizes (LS), pregnancy rate …