Parameter Estimates for Direct, Maternal, and Grandmaternal Genetic Effects for Birth Weight and Weaning Weight in Hereford Cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2521-2527

  Dodenhoff, J ^a,c   Van Vleck, L D ^b   Kachman, S D ^a   Koch, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Genetic Parameters; Growth

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; WEANING;

EID: 0032176519     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.76102521x     Document Type: Article

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