Quantifying genetic contributions to a dairy cattle population using pedigree analysis

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 359-369

  Roughsedge, T ^a   Brotherstone, S ^a   Visscher, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Founder; Holstein Friesian; Inbreeding; Pedigree; Relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033565943     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00106-2     Document Type: Article

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