Bayesian estimation of genetic parameters for growth and carcass traits of grass-fed beef cattle by Full Conjugate Gibbs

Archives Animal Breeding

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 435-443

  Cantet, R J C ^a,b   Steibel, J P ^a   Birchmeier, A N ^a   Santa Coloma, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Angus; beef cattle; carcass; data augmentation; growth; multiple traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 85063841919     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: 23639822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/aab-46-435-2003     Document Type: Article

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