Repeated-measure animal models to estimate genetic components of mature weight, hip height, and body condition score

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2071-2077

  Choy, Y H ^a,b   Brinks, J S ^a   Bourdon, R M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Dongdo Biotech Res Ctr   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angus; Body Condition; Body Weight; Height; Heritability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036688181     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/80.8.2071     Document Type: Article

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