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Principal component analysis of breeding values for growth and reproductive traits and genetic association with adult size in beef cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Dec 2016
Boligon A A, Vicente I S, Vaz R Z, Campos G S, Souza F R P, Carvalheiro R, Albuquerque L G
Abstract excerpt
Principal component analysis was applied to evaluate the variability and relationships among univariate breeding values predicted for 9 weaning and yearling traits, as well as suggest functions of the traits that would promote a particular breeding objective. Phenotypic and pedigree information from 600,132 Nelore animals was used. Genetic parameters and breeding values were obtained from univariate analyses of...
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