Benefit of multiple trait selection to increase reproductive traits: Experimental evidence from golden hamsters

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3103-3113

  Satoh, M ^a   Nishida, A ^b   Van Arendonk, J A M ^c   Van Der Lende, T ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Best Linear Unbiased Prediction; Genetic Parameters; Genetic Trend; Golden Hamsters; Reproductive Traits; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HAMSTER; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYRIAN HAMSTER; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); WEANING;

EID: 0031309733     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.75123103x     Document Type: Article

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