Calving Ease Analysis as a Threshold Trait

Yıl 2014, Cilt: 51 Sayı: 3, 237 - 241, 01.09.2014

Yakut Gevrekçi Yavuz Akbaş

https://doi.org/10.20289/euzfd.98799

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his study was conducted to estimate genetic parameters of calving ease as threshold traits. In this research, calving ease scores with four categories T

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Bir Eşikli Özellik Olarak Buzağılama Güçlüğünün Analizi

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alışmada, eşikli bir özellik olan buzağılama güçlüğüne ait genetik parametrelerinin tahminlemesi yapılmıştır. Araştırma materyali, 2003-2005 yılları arasında Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’ndeki 3980 adet Siyah Alaca

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