Assessing the value of improved marbling in beef breeding objectives and selection

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 503-512

  Barwick, S A ^a   Henzell, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding objective; Economic; Genetic correlation; Non linear; Selection index

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032987083     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A98086     Document Type: Article

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