Bayesian model selection of contemporary groups for BLUP genetic evaluation in Latxa dairy sheep

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-212

  Legarra, A ^a   Lopez Romero P ^b,c   Ugarte, E ^a  

^a NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contemporary groups; Dairy sheep; Genetic evaluation; Model selection

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 19044395889     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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