Bayesian inference on field data for genetic parameters for some reproductive and related traits of Nellore cattle (Bos indicus)

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 343-348

  de Faria, Carina Ubirajara ^a,f   de Ulhôa Magnabosco, Clúdio ^b   de los Reyes, Arcadio ^c   Lôbo, Raysildo Barbosa ^d   Bezerra, Luiz Antônio Framartino ^d   Sainz, Roberto Daniel ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ANHANGUERA UNIDERP   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA ARROZ E FEIJÃO   (Brazil)

^c Escola de Veterinaria   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Genetic parameters; Heritabilities; Nellore cattle; Reproductive traits

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SCROTUM;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS;

EID: 34547524638     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572007000300008     Document Type: Article

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