Article
Estimation of non-additive genetic variances in three synthetic lines of beef cattle using an animal model.
Journal of animal science - 1 Apr 1995
Rodríguez-Almeida F A, Van Vleck L D, Willham R L, Northcutt S L
Abstract excerpt
Dominance and additive x additive genetic variances were estimated for birth and weaning traits of calves from three synthetic lines of beef cattle differing in mature size. Data consisted of 3,992 and 2,877 records from lines of small-, medium-, and large-framed calves in each of two research herds located at Rhodes and McNay, IA, respectively. Variance components were estimated separately by herd and line for...
Topics
- Animals
- Birth Weight
- Breeding
- Cattle
- Computer Simulation
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Inbreeding
- Likelihood Functions
- Male
- Models, Biological
