Marker-Assisted Selection for a Sex-Limited Character in a Nucleus Breeding Population

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1666-1678

  Ruane, J ^a,b   Colleau, J J ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Genetic gain; Markers; Selection; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION INDUCTION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; OVULATION INDUCTION;

EID: 0030228837     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76531-1     Document Type: Article

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