A method for the dynamic management of genetic variability in dairy cattle

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 373-394

  Colleau, Jean Jacques ^a   Moureaux, Sophie ^a,b   Briend, Michèle ^a   Bechu, Jérôme ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

^c Genet Normande Avenir ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Breeding scheme; Mating; Optimization; Relationship coefficient

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GENETIC VARIATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3142637107     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2004007     Document Type: Article

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