Comparison of different models to estimate genetic parameters for carcass traits in a commercial broiler line

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 908-918

  Grosso, J L B M ^a   Balieiro, J C C ^a   Eler, J P ^a   Ferraz, J B S ^a   Mattos, E C ^a   Filho, T Michelan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Aviagen do Brasil   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal model; Carcass yield; Heritability; Likelihood ratio test; Maternal effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; BROILER; CARCASS; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; LEG; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALIA;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CHICKENS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 77954442651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol9-2gmr773     Document Type: Article

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