Estimates of genetic variance and variance of predicted genetic merits using pedigree or genomic relationship matrices in six Brown Swiss cattle populations for different traits

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 376-385

  Loberg, A ^a   Durr J W ^a,b   Fikse, W F ^a   Jorjani, H ^a,b   Crooks, L ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Interbull Centre   (Sweden)

^c Sheffield Diagnostic Genetics Service ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brown Swiss cattle; Genetic variance; Genomic relationship matrix

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PROCEDURES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 84941808918     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12142     Document Type: Article

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