Restricting inbreeding while maintaining selection response for weight gain in Mus musculus

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 276-283

  Moreno, A ^b   Salgado, C ^b   Piqueras, P ^b   Gutierrez J P ^b   Toro, M A ^a   Ibanez Escriche N ^c   Nieto, B ^b  

^a Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Inbreeding; Mice; Minimum coancestry; Selection; Weight gain; Weighted selection

Indexed keywords

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 79960306772     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2011.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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