Short communication: Validation of estimates of genetic trend in the Norwegian cattle population

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2811-2812

  Heringstad, B ^a   Klemetsdal, G ^a   Ruane, J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Genetic trend; Model validation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; NORWAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MODELS, GENETIC; NORWAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033254743     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75539-6     Document Type: Article

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