Genomic evaluation of Holstein cattle in Antioquia (Colombia): a case study

Background: DNA markers have been widely used in genetic evaluation throughout the last decade due to the increased reliability of breeding values (BV) they allow, mainly in young animals. Objective: to compare breeding values estimated through the conventional method (best linear unbiased predictor...

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Main Authors: Julián Echeverri, Juan C Zambrano, Albeiro López Herrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-06902014000400009&lng=en&tlng=en