Selection with control of inbreeding in populations with overlapping generations: A comparison of methods

Animal Science

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Sonesson, A K ^a   Grundy, B ^b   Woolliams, J A ^c   Meuwissen, T H E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding programmes; Effective population size; Genetic gain; Inbreeding; Overlapping generations

Indexed keywords

EID: 22844456575     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051547     Document Type: Article

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