A dynamic deterministic model to optimize a multiple-trait selection scheme

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 885-894

  Costard, A D ^a   Vitezica, Z G ^a,b   Moreno, C R ^a   Elsen, J M ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Global optimization; Marker assisted selection; Selection scheme

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SCRAPIE; SHEEP; TIME;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SCRAPIE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 62149134179     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-0898     Document Type: Article

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