Computational aspects of multivariate REML covariance component estimation of a genetic evaluation in dairy breeding;Rechentechnische aspekte der multivariaten REML kovarianzkomponentenschätzung, dargestellt an einem anwendungsbeispiel aus der rinderzüchtung

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-87

  Groeneveld, Eildert ^a   Brade, Wilfried ^b  

^a INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

^b Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Dairy yield; Heritabilities; REML

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030541994     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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