Expected increases in genetic merit from using optimized contributions in two livestock populations of beef cattle and sheep

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2964-2975

  Avendano S ^a,c   Villanueva, B ^a   Woolliams, J A ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Bush Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Genetic Gain; Inbreeding; Optimization; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; SHEEP;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; INBREEDING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); SHEEP;

EID: 2142705291     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.81122964x     Document Type: Article

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