Genetic effects on preweaning weight gain of Nelore-Hereford calves according to different models and estimation methods

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2925-2933

  Carvalheiro, R ^a,b   Pimentel, E C G ^a   Cardoso, V ^b   Queiroz, S A ^a   Friest, L A ^b,c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b GenSys Consultores Associados S/S Ltda   (Brazil)

^c SP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Epistasis; Genotype x environment interaction; Heterosis; Multicolinearity; Ridge regression

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAZIL; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS X BOS INDICUS;

EID: 33750577141     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-214     Document Type: Article

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