Approximation of reliabilities for multiple-trait model with maternal effects

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 833-839

  Strabel, T ^a,b   Misztal, I ^a   Bertrand, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Breeding Value; Maternal Effects; Reliability

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; MALE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; WEANING;

EID: 0035320892     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.794833x     Document Type: Article

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