Joint purebred and crossbred (co)variance component estimation with a pseudo multiple trait model: Loss in efficiency

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 341-350

  Spilke, J ^a   Groeneveld, E ^b   Mielenz, N ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

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EID: 0032327094     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.1998.tb00355.x     Document Type: Article

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