Integration of genomic information into beef cattle and sheep genetic evaluations in Australia

Animal Production Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 126-132

  Swan, Andrew A ^a   Johnston, David J ^a   Brown, Daniel J ^a   Tier, Bruce ^a   Graser, Hans U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; BREEDING; CATTLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84863393722     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN11117     Document Type: Article

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