Strategies for estimating genetic parameters in marker-assisted best linear unbiased predictor models in dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4344-4354

  Neuner, S ^a   Emmerling, R ^a   Thaller, G ^b   Gotz K U ^a  

^a Institute of Animal Breeding   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy of estimated breeding value; Markerassisted best linear unbiased prediction; Quantitative trait loci; Variance component

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 55849136206     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1058     Document Type: Article

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