Method and effects of incorporating foreign information into United Kingdom production evaluations

Animal Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 373-379

  Mrode, R A ^a   Swanson, G J T ^a   Winters, M S ^b  

^a Animal Data Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Scotsbridge House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combined evaluation; Conversions; INTERBULL; Transmitting abilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030526992     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800015253     Document Type: Article

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