The value of using DNA markers for beef bull selection in the seedstock sector

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 307-320

  van Eenennaam, A L ^a   van der Werf, J H J ^b   Goddard, M E ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c Victorian Department of Primary Industries   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Beef bull selection; Discounted gene flow; DNA test; Marker; Value

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 79955843771     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3223     Document Type: Article

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