Multibreed genomic evaluations using purebred Holsteins, Jerseys, and Brown Swiss

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 5378-5383

  Olson, K M ^a   VanRaden, P M ^b   Tooker, M E ^b  

^a National Association of Animal Breeders   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Genomic prediction; Multibreed

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; LACTATION; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 84865312313     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-5006     Document Type: Article

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