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Incorporation of competitive effects in forest tree or animal breeding programs.
Genetics - 1 Jul 2005
Muir William M
Abstract excerpt
Competition among domesticated plants or animals can have a dramatic negative impact on yield of a stand or farm. The usual quantitative genetic model ignores these competitive interactions and could result in seriously incorrect breeding decisions and acerbate animal well-being. A general solution to this problem is given, for either forest tree breeding or penned animals, with mixed-model methodology (BLUP)...
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