Covariance Components and Prediction for Additive and Nonadditive Preweaning Growth Genetic Effects in an Angus-Brahman Multibreed Herd

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1290-1302

  Elzo, M A ^a   Wakeman, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Genetic Variance; Growth; Populations; REML

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NEWBORN; SUCKLING; WEANING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS); WEANING;

EID: 0032063122     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7651290x     Document Type: Article

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