Bayesian segregation analysis of production traits in two strains of laying chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 125-131

  Szydlowski M ^a   Szwaczkowski, T ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Breeding nucleus; Gibbs sampling; Laying hen; Major gene; Segregation analysis

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKEN; EGG LAYING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKENS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; MODELS, GENETIC; OVIPOSITION; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL MATURATION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0041693961     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/80.2.125     Document Type: Article

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