DNA-based paternity analysis and genetic evaluation in a large, commercial cattle ranch setting

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3159-3169

  Van Eenennaam, A L ^a   Weaber, R L ^b   Drake, D J ^a   Penedo, M C T ^a   Quaas, R L ^c   Garrick, D J ^d   Pollak, E J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic evaluation; Genetic marker; Microsatellite; On farm expected progeny difference; Paternity; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATERNITY; PEDIGREE; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PATERNITY; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; WEIGHT GAIN;

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EID: 37049002028     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0284     Document Type: Article

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