Indian Dairyman     |   February 2018 Issue, Vol. 70, No. 2 |    ISSN 0019-4603
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BREEDING

 

Parentage Error in Progeny Testing Programs: Factors Responsible and Possible Measures to Improve it under Field Conditions
Sujit Saha

Sr. Manager (Animal Breeding) NDDB, Anand (Gujarat)

ssaha@nddb.coop/sujitsahaabc@gmail.com

 

R.O. Gupta

Dy.General Manager (Animal Breeding) NDDB, Anand (Gujarat)

rgupta@nddb.coop


Abstract

"Among the various quality parameters under field Progeny Testing program (PT), parentage verification is considered to be the most critical. Besides natural service, there are many other possible factors at various levels that could lead to high parentage error. This article examines some of these factors."
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