Estimation by simulation of the efficiency of the French marker-assisted selection program in dairy cattle (Open Access publication)

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-102

  Guillaume, François ^a,b   Fritz, Sébastien ^c   Boichard, Didier ^a   Druet, Tom ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

^c Union Nationale des Coopératives d'Élevage et d'Insémination Animale ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Efficiency; Marker assisted selection; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CATTLE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; MODELING; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAIRYING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIGREE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAIRYING; EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 37349004587     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2007036     Document Type: Article

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