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A note on the efficiency of different forms of comparison among foreign breeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

C. Smith
C. Smith
Affiliation:
ARC Animal Breeding Research Organization, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JQ
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Summary

Expressions are given for the variance of estimates of breed differences for direct and indirect comparisons among foreign breeds, using either purebreds or crossbreds. These expressions allow for planned genetic relationships among the groups tested.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , December 1976 , pp. 413 - 416
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1976

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