Effect of misidentification on genetic gain and estimation of breeding value in dairy cattle populations

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 181-187

  Israel, C ^a   Weller, J I ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Animal model; Dairy cattle; Genetic gain; Pedigree error

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; PEDIGREE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033632064     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)74869-7     Document Type: Article

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