Prediction of genetic gain from quadratic optimisation with constrained rates of inbreeding

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-146

  Villanueva, Beatriz ^a   Avendaño, Santiago ^a   Woolliams, John A ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control of inbreeding; Genetic contributions; Prediction of genetic gain; Quadratic indices

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HERITABILITY; INBREEDING; OPTIMIZATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; INBREEDING; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33645782282     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2005032     Document Type: Article

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