Comparison of different variance component estimation methods for genetic parameters of clutch pattern in laying hens

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 232-236

  Akbaş, Yavuz ^a   Ünver, Yakut ^a   Oguz I ^a   Altan, Özge ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clutch traits; Correlation; Genetics; Heritability; Layer; MIVQUE; ML; REML; Variance component

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644685693     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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