Variance components and breeding values for post weaning growth traits of Nellore cattle, from different statistical models;Estimação de componentes de (co)variâncias e predição de DEP's para características de crescimento pós-desmama de bovinos da raça Nelore, usando diferentes modelos estatísticos

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 303-308

  Bittencourt, T C C ^a,b   Rocha, J C M C ^b   Lobo R B ^b   Bezerra, L F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Breeding value; Genetic parameters; Variance components

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENETIC MODEL; GENETICS; HERITABILITY; MOTHER; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 4444327090     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352002000300014     Document Type: Article

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