Accomplishments and new challenges in dairy genetic evaluations

This review presents the evolution of dairy genetic methods to estimate breeding values. For centuries, human action has shaped animal populations by choosing progenitors of the next generation. Since the twentieth century, applied concepts were integrated into a new discipline, quantitative genetic...

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Main Authors: Christian Maltecca, Kristen L. Parker, Martino Cassandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/ijas.2010.e68