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Influence of partitioning data by sex on genetic variance and covariance components for weaning weight in beef cattle.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jan 1997
Lee C, Pollak E J
Abstract excerpt
Heterogeneity of (co)variance components (VC) by sex is currently accounted for in national genetic evaluations for Simmental cattle. Parameters used in the national evaluation program are estimated from data split into male, female, and steer populations. Analyzing only male data does not account for selection of females, and vice versa. To determine the impact of selection, a Monte Carlo simulation was used,...
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