Effects of long-time series of data on genetic evaluations for performance of Swedish Warmblood riding horses

For Swedish Warmblood sport horses, breeding values (BVs) are predicted using a multiple-trait animal model with results from competitions and young horse performance tests. Data go back to the beginning of the 1970s, and earlier studies have indicated that some of the recorded traits have changed t...

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Main Authors: Å. Viklund, A. Näsholm, E. Strandberg, J. Philipsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731110001175