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Contribution of herd characteristics to best linear unbiased estimates of slaughter traits in beef cattle.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Sept 2021
Kenny David, Murphy Craig P, Sleator Roy D, Evans Ross D, Berry Donagh P
Abstract excerpt
Genetic evaluations separate phenotypes into their contributing additive genetic effects and non-(additive) genetic effects, with the former termed best linear unbiased predictions, and the latter termed best linear unbiased estimates (BLUEs). For the purpose of the present study, genetic evaluations, along with phenotypic data from 4 137 376 animals, were used to generate herd, year of slaughter and sex...
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