Genetic Variation and Prediction of Additive and Nonadditive Genetic Effects for Six Carcass Traits in an Angus-Brahman Multibreed Herd

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1810-1823

  Elzo, M A ^a   West, R L ^a   Johnson, D D ^a   Wakeman, D L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Carcasses; Genetic effects; Populations; REML

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEAT; PHENOTYPE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MEAT; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; RECORDS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032109628     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7671810x     Document Type: Article

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