Genetic parameters of beef traits of limousin and charolais progeny- tested AI sires

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 31, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 465-489

  Fouilloux, Marie Noëlle ^a,b   Renand, Gilles ^a   Gaillard, Jacques ^b   Ménissier, François ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Institut de l'É Levage   (France)

Author keywords

Charolais and Limousin breeds; Genetic parameters; Live and carcass traits; Selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0033506296     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:19990504     Document Type: Article

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