Effects of excluding a set of random effects on prediction error variance of breeding value

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 267-274

  Cantet, R J C ^a,b  

^a Laboratorio de Tecnología de Carnes   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

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EID: 0031510855     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.1997.tb00512.x     Document Type: Article

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