A review of genomic selection - implications for the south african beef and dairy cattle industries

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-17

  van Marle Koster E ^a   Visser, C ^a   Berry, D P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

DNA markers; Genomic selection; GWAS; Molecular genetics; QTL

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84875850398     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v43i1.1     Document Type: Review

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