Changes in connectedness over time in alternative sheep sire referencing schemes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 536-544

  Kuehn, L A ^a,d   Notter, D R ^a   Nieuwhof, G J ^b   Lewis, R M ^a,c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Connectedness; Genetic evaluation; Sheep; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BREEDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 40949106938     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0256     Document Type: Article

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