Characteristics of progeny test herds and their effects on the genetic evaluation of young sires
Our purpose was to examine characteristics of progeny test herds and their effects on the genetic evaluation of young sires. Data for a study of response to pedigree selection by stud were evaluated from 6238 Holstein sires in four USDA animal model evaluations from January 1995 to February 1997....
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36543 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-21598-142244/ |