Using recent versus complete pedigree data in genetic evaluation of a closed nucleus broiler line

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 937-941

  Mehrabani Yeganeh, H ^a   Gibson, J P ^a   Schaeffer, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broiler selection; Central processing unit time; Computer simulation; Genetic evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CHICKEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CHICKENS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0033163221     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.7.937     Document Type: Article

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