Beef cattle breeding in Australia with genomics: Opportunities and needs

Animal Production Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 100-106

  Johnston, D J ^a   Tier, B ^a   Graser, H U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CATTLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; HERITABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PHENOTYPE; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84858130802     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN11116     Document Type: Review

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