Construction of optimum index to maximize overall response across countries in the presence of genotype × environment interaction

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1872-1883

  Togashi, K ^a   Lin, C Y ^b   Moribe, K ^c  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Livestock Improvement Association of Japan   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genotype environment interaction; Optimum index

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035431140     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74628-0     Document Type: Article

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