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Estimation of the dominance variance for postweaning gain in the U.S. Limousin population.
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 1998
Gengler N, Misztal I, Bertrand J K, Culbertson M S
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to estimate the dominance variance for postweaning gain in Limousin cattle. Data included 215,326 records of postweaning gain from 205 to 365 d, provided by the North American Limousin Foundation. Parental dominance subclasses were formed and related using the method of Hoeschele and VanRaden. Variance components were estimated using Method R based on six samples of 50%. Fixed...
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