Effects of including a quantitative trait locus in selection under different waiting plans of young bulls

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 667-676

  Abdel Azim, Gamal ^a   Freeman, A E ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle breeding; Marker assisted selection; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0038515356     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73645-5     Document Type: Article

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