Heterogeneity of variance for type traits in the Montbeliarde cattle breed

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 545-570

  Robert Granie C ^a   Ducrocq, V ^a   Foulley, J L ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

EM algorithm; Genotype x environment interaction; Heteroskedasticity; Mixed model; REML estimation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATTLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYPOTHESIS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031425453     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19970502     Document Type: Article

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