Comparison of models to estimate maternal effects for weaning weight of Swiss Angus cattle fitting a sire X herd interaction as an additional random effect

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 203-208

  Berweger Baschnagel, M ^a   Moll, J ^a   Kunzi N ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0344131908     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00093-7     Document Type: Article

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