Adding cows to the reference population makes a small dairy population competitive

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5822-5832

  Thomasen, J R ^a,b   Sorensen A C ^b   Lund, M S ^b   Guldbrandtsen, B ^b  

^a Viking Genetics International Denmark   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Genomic breeding plan; Genomic selection; Genotyped cow

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE; BREEDING; DAIRYING; DENMARK; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84923317040     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-7906     Document Type: Article

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