Advances in Statistical Methods for Genetic Improvement of Livestock /

Developments in statistics and computing as well as their application to genetic improvement of livestock gained momentum over the last 20 years. This text reviews and consolidates the statistical foundations of animal breeding. This text will prove useful as a reference source to animal breeders, q...

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Main Author: Gianola, Daniel
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hammond, Keith
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1990.
Series:Advanced series in agricultural sciences ; 18.
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Summary:Developments in statistics and computing as well as their application to genetic improvement of livestock gained momentum over the last 20 years. This text reviews and consolidates the statistical foundations of animal breeding. This text will prove useful as a reference source to animal breeders, quantitative geneticists and statisticians working in these areas. It will also serve as a text in graduate courses in animal breeding methodology with prerequisite courses in linear models, statistical inference and quantitative genetics.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XX, 534 pages 5 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642744877 (electronic bk.)
3642744877 (electronic bk.)