Estimation of Genetic Parameters and Variance Components for Growth Traits of Nguni Cattle in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 801-806

  Norris, D ^a   Banga, C ^b   Benyi, K ^a   Sithole, B C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b ARC Animal Improvement Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

correlation; covariance components; genetic parameters; Nguni cattle

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 7244232834     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TROP.0000045966.59590.96     Document Type: Article

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