Selection Indices and Prediction of Genetic Merit in Animal Breeding

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Author(s): N. D. Cameron
Publisher: CAB International
Year: 1997

Language: English
Tags: quantitative genetics, heritability, genetic correlation, half-sib correlation, genetic merit, selection differential, response to selection, predicted breeding value, progeny selection, selection index, pig breeding, Bulmer effect, multiple ovulation and embryo transfer, sire evaluation, BLUP, sire model, multivariate statistics, candidate-genes, threshold model, liability-threshold, binary traits, selection, matrix algebera