Approximate Confidence Intervals for Heritability from Method R Estimates

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2041-2046

  Mallinckrodt, C H ^a   Golden, B L ^a   Reverter, A ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heritability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031205018     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7582041x     Document Type: Article

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