Structure and genetic variability in Nellore (Bos indicus) cattle by pedigree analysis

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 482-485

  Vozzi, Pedro Alejandro ^a   Marcondes, Cíntia Righetti ^b   Magnabosco, Cláudio de Ulhôa ^c   Bezerra, Luiz Antonio Framartino ^a   Lôbo, Raysildo Barbosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetic drift; Genetic variability matings; Nellore; Pedigree analysis; Probability of gene origin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; CATTLE FARMING; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENEALOGY; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MATING; NONHUMAN; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748641372     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572006000300014     Document Type: Article

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