Full pedigree quantitative trait locus analysis in commercial pigs using variance components

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2155-2163

  De Koning, D J ^a   Pong Wong, R ^a   Varona, L ^b   Evans, G J ^c   Giuffra, E ^d,f   Sanchez, A ^e   Plastow, G ^c   Noguera, J L ^b   Andersson, L ^d   Haley, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^f LITA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Best Linear Unbiased Prediction; Genomes; Least Squares; Pigs; Quantitative Trait Loci; Variance Components

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2342650148     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8192155x     Document Type: Article

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