Type trait (Co)variance components for five dairy breeds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2324-2330

  Wiggans, G R ^a   Gengler, N ^b,c   Wright, J R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Type trait; Variance component estimation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3242785806     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)70054-5     Document Type: Review

References (6)

1. Ducrocq, V., and B. Besbes. 1993. Solution of multiple trait animal models with missing data on some traits. J. Anim. Breed. Genet. 110:81-92.
2. Gengler, N., T. Dusseldorf, G. R. Wiggans, J. R. Wright, and T. Druet. 2001a. Heterogeneity of (co)variance components for Jersey type traits. J. Dairy Sci. 84:1772. Online. Available: http://www. adsa.org/jds/papers/0385/JDS0385. html.
3. Gengler, N., T. Dusseldorf, G. R. Wiggans, J. R. Wright, and T. Druet. 2001b. Joint estimation of variances and effects in the US Jersey type evaluation system. Interbull Bull. 26:34-40. Available: http://www-interbull. slu.se/bulletins/bulletin26/Gengler.pdf.
4. Gengler, N., G. R. Wiggans, and J. R. Wright. 1999. Animal model genetic evaluation of type traits for five dairy cattle breeds. J. Dairy Sci. 82:1350. Online. Available: http://www.adsa.org/ manuscripts/jds8311.
5. Gengler, N., G. R. Wiggans, J. R. Wright, and T. Druet. 2001c. Simultaneous accounting for heterogeneity of (co)variance components in genetic evaluation of type traits. J. Dairy Sci. 84 (Suppl. 1):247. Online. Available: http://www.adsa.org/jointabs/iaafs110.pdf.
6. Gengler, N., G. R. Wiggans, J. R. Wright, H. D. Norman, and C. W. Wolfe. 1997. Estimation of (co)variance components for Jersey type traits using a repeatability model. J. Dairy Sci. 80:1801-1806.