Application of Canonical Transformation with Missing Values to Multitrait Evaluation of Jersey Type

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2563-2571

  Gengler, N ^a   Wiggans, G R ^b   Wright, J R ^b   Norman, H D ^b   Wolfe, C W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c American Jersey Cattle Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Canonical transformation; Genetic evaluation; Jersey; Type traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; COMPUTER; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; INBREEDING; LACTATION; MALE; PARITY; PHENOTYPE; UDDER;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPUTERS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; LACTATION; MALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PARITY; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0031253332     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76212-X     Document Type: Article

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