Use of individual race results in the estimation of genetic parameters of trotting performance for Finnhorse and Standardised trotters

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 8, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 353-363

  Thuneberg Selonen, Terhi ^a   Pösö, Jukka ^a,b   Mäntysaari, Esa ^a   Ojala, Matti ^c  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b Finnish Animal Breeding Association   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Animal model; Best linear unbiased prediction; Heritability; Racing performance; Repeatability; Trotting horses

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033482469     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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