Accuracy of predicting genetic merit of A.I. sampled bulls from pedigree information and the impact of son's proof on dam's PTA

A total of 1,644 A.I. sampled bulls born from 1984 to 1986 with first proofs from Winter 90 to Summer 91 were used to determine the accuracy of predicting DYD and PTA from different sources of pedigree information obtained before the bull had daughter information. Traits evaluated were milk, fat and...

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Main Author: Samuelson, David J.
Other Authors: Dairy Science
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44920
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09292009-020134/