Genetic parameters and evaluation of the Tunisian dairy cattle population for milk yield by Bayesian and BLUP analyses

Livestock Science

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 142-149

  Ben Gara, A ^a   Rekik, B ^a   Bouallegue M ^a  

^a Higher School of Agriculture of Mateur University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; BLUP; Genetic evaluation; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33645863767     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.08.012     Document Type: Article

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