Genetic progress in multistage dairy cattle breeding schemes using genetic markers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1569-1581

  Schrooten, C ^a,b   Bovenhuis, H ^a   Van Arendonk, J A M ^a   Bijma, P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HG   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Genetic evaluation; Marker assisted selection; Quantitative trait locus

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 23344450911     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72826-5     Document Type: Article

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