Non-additive genetic effects for fertility traits in Canadian Holstein cattle (Open access publication)

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-193

  Palucci, Valentina ^a   Schaeffer, Lawrence R ^a   Miglior, Filippo ^b,c   Osborene, Vern ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c CANADIAN DAIRY NETWORK   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Fertility; Gene interactions; Non additive models

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANADA; CATTLE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; INBREEDING; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CANADA; CATTLE; FERTILITY; INBREEDING; MODELS, GENETIC; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34247535497     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2006041     Document Type: Article

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