Linear and curvilinear effects of inbreeding on production traits for walloon Holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 465-471

  Croquet, C ^a,b   Mayeres, P ^b   Gillon, A ^b   Hammami, H ^b,c   Soyeurt, H ^b,d   Vanderick, S ^b   Gengler, N ^a,b  

^a FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c Livestock and Pasture Office   (Tunisia)

^d Fonds Pour la Formation À la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture FRIA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Confidence interval; Curvilinear regression; Genetic evaluation; Inbreeding depression

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35748964451     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)72648-6     Document Type: Article

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