Valuing DNA marker tested bulls for commercial beef production

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 825-831

  Wood, B J ^a   Van Der Werf, J H J ^a   Parnell, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Breeding program design; Gene flow; Genotyping; Marbling; Recessive genes

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; DNA; GENOTYPE; LIVESTOCK;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 4644302490     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR03268     Document Type: Article

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