An approximate multitrait model for genetic evaluation in dairy cattle with a robust estimation of genetic trends (Open Access publication)

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-367

  Lassen, Jan ^a,b   Sørensen, Morten Kargo ^a   Madsen, Per ^a   Ducrocq, Vincent ^c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic evaluation; Multitrait model; Stochastic simulation

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION MODELING; SIMULATION; STOCHASTICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

BOS;

EID: 34548027076     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2007008     Document Type: Article

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