Estimation of additive genetic variance in commercial layer poultry and simulated populations under selection

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 483-491

  Jeyaruban, M G ^a   Gibson, J P ^b  

^a Veterinary Research Institute   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Parameter estimation; Poultry; Relationship matrix

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029787825     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00223697     Document Type: Article

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