Heterogeneity of Variance and Genetic Evaluation of Holstein Cattle in Brazil;Heterogeneidade de Variância e Avaliação Genética de Bovinos da Raça Holandesa no Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1050-1059

  De Almeida Torres, Robledo ^a   Bergmann, José Aurélio Garcia ^b   Costa, Claudio Napolis ^c   Pereira, Carmem Silva ^b   Valente, José ^c   Penna, Vania Maldini ^b   De Almeida Torres Filho, Rodolpho ^a   De Araújo, Cláudio Vieira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UFMG   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Genetic parameter; Variance component

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0347617150     PISSN: 01004859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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