A numerical description of breed structure
- 1 July 1953
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Vol. 43 (3) , 334-336
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600057518
Abstract
A method is suggested for the quantitative description of the genetic structure of pedigree breeds of animals. Results are given for eight breeds, showing that the number of herds controlling effective breeding policy is in all cases small.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Breed structure in the pedigree Ayrshire cattle population in Great BritainThe Journal of Agricultural Science, 1952