Effects of Inbreeding and Heterozygosity on Preweaning Traits in a Closed Population of Herefords under Selection

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1303-1310

  Pariacote, F ^a   Van Vleck, L D ^b   MacNeil, M D ^c  

^a Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Heterosis; Inbreeding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; INBREEDING; MALE; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUCKLING; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HYBRID VIGOR; INBREEDING; MALE; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION (GENETICS); WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032067152     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7651303x     Document Type: Article

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