Genetic contributions and their optimization

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 89-99

  Woolliams, J A ^a   Berg, P ^b   Dagnachew, B S ^c   Meuwissen, T H E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NordGen Farm Animals   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breeding program; Genetic contribution; Genetic gain; Genomic selection; Inbreeding; Optimal contributions

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE POOL; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOME; INBREEDING; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; GENE POOL; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME; INBREEDING; MODELS, GENETIC; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84925962231     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12148     Document Type: Review

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