Synthesis of direct and maternal genetic components of economically important traits from beef breed-cross evaluations

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2307-2319

  Roughsedge, T ^a   Thompson, R ^b,c   Villanueva, B ^a   Simm, G ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Heterosis; Maternal Effects; Regression Analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HYBRID VIGOR; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035463926     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7992307x     Document Type: Article

References (1)

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