Use of competition data for genetic evaluations of eventing horses in Britain: Analysis of the dressage, showjumping and cross country phases of eventing competition

Livestock Science

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 72-81

  Kearsley, C G S ^a   Woolliams, J A ^a   Coffey, M P ^c   Brotherstone, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antedependence; Competition; Eventing; Genetic evaluation; Sport horse

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 51549109170     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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