Genetic and environmental heterogeneity of residual variance of weight traits in Nellore beef cattle
Open Access
- 6 June 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Genetics Selection Evolution
- Vol. 44 (1) , 19
Abstract
Many studies have provided evidence of the existence of genetic heterogeneity of environmental variance, suggesting that it could be exploited to improve robustness and uniformity of livestock by selection. However, little is known about the perspectives of such a selection strategy in beef cattle.Keywords
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