Estimation of heritability and genetic correlation for behavioural responses by Gibbs sampling in the Thoroughbred racehorse

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 185-191

  Oki, H ^a   Kusunose, R ^a   Nakaoka, H ^b   Nishiura, A ^b,c   Miyake, T ^b   Sasaki, Y ^b  

^a EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioural response; Genetic correlation; Gibbs sampling; Heritability; Thoroughbred racehorse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HORSE; INBREEDING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HORSES; INBREEDING; MODELS, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; CONGIOPODIDAE;

EID: 34547160724     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2007.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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