Meta-analysis for estimates of genetic correlation between birth and weaning weights of cattle;Meta-análise para estimativas de correlação genética entre pesos ao nascer e desmama de bovinos

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 435-440

  Giannotti, Juliana Di Giorgio ^a   Packer, Irineu Umberto ^a   Mercadante, Maria Eugênia Zerlotti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE ZOOTECNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Pooled estimate; Quantitative review

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544436956     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-90162002000300004     Document Type: Article

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