Estimation of heritability for superficial digital flexor tendon injury by Gibbs sampling in the Thoroughbred racehorse

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 413-416

  Oki, H ^a   Miyake, T ^b   Kasashima, Y ^a   Sasaki, Y ^b  

^a EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gibbs sampling; Heritability; Horse; SDFT; Tendon injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; HORSE; INJURY; LIMB; TENDON INJURY;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; EXTREMITIES; HORSES; MODELS, GENETIC; TENDON INJURIES;

ANIMALIA; CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 55949091171     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2008.00758.x     Document Type: Article

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