Genetic analysis of competition data on Icelandic horses

Livestock Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 242-250

  Albertsdottir E ^a   Eriksson, S ^a   Nasholm A ^a   Strandberg, E ^a   Arnason Th ^b,c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Knubbo   (Sweden)

^c AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Competition results; Genetic evaluation; Horse; Iceland; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; INGA;

EID: 34250846439     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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