Influence of Sire Misidentification on Sire × Year Interaction Variance and Direct-Maternal Genetic Covariance for Weaning Weight in Beef Cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2858-2863

  Lee, C ^a,b   Pollak, E J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Genetic Correlation; Simulation; Variance Components

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; WEANING;

AGING; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; VARIATION (GENETICS); WEANING;

EID: 0031263067     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.75112858x     Document Type: Article

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