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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8885| Title: | Design and Role of an Information Nucleus in Sheep Breeding Programmes | Contributor(s): | Van Der Werf, Julius H (author) ; Kinghorn, Brian (author); Banks, Robert (author) |
Publication Date: | 2010 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8885 | Abstract: | Outline: • Need for information in breeding programs • The concept of information nucleus • Current design • Future role ... Genetic Improvement: • Trying to get all animals at least as good as the best! • Improve by repeatedly selecting the best parents • Need to measure these traits that we want to improve! • Add up improvement across all traits > improve profit | Publication Type: | Conference Publication | Conference Details: | Sheep CRC 2010: Sheep CRC Research Conference: Transforming Wool, Meat & the Sheep that produce them, Adelaide, Australia, 20th - 21st October, 2010 | Source of Publication: | Presented at the Sheep CRC Conference | Publisher: | Sheep CRC | Place of Publication: | Armidale, Australia | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 070201 Animal Breeding | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 830311 Sheep - Wool 830310 Sheep - Meat |
HERDC Category Description: | E2 Non-Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.sheepcrc.org.au/files/pages/news-and-events/presentations-from-past-events/sheep-crc-conference-2010/Van-der-Werf-J-V1.pdf |
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| Appears in Collections: | Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU) Conference Publication |
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