Comparisons of economic values with and without risk for livestock trait improvement

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 183-191

  Kulak, K ^a   Wilton, J ^a   Fox, G ^a   Dekkers, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic values; Genetic improvement; Profit; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037306465     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00155-0     Document Type: Article

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