Benefits of cooperation between breeding programs in the presence of genotype by environment interaction

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1727-1739

  Mulder, H A ^a   Bijma, P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breeding program; Dairy cattle; Genetic gain; Genotype environment interaction

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LACTATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33745892919     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72241-X     Document Type: Article

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