The covariance structure of growth traits in the Afrikaner beef population

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-107

  Groeneveld, E ^a   Mostert, B E ^b   Rust, T ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^b ARC: Animal Improvement Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Afrikaner beef cattle; Covariance structure; Growth traits; REML

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011262437     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(98)00132-8     Document Type: Article

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