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The small reference populations simulated difficult or expensive to measure traits (i.e., methane emission).
Another approach would be to measure traits of offspring from the second generation on the new host.
Seeds of Jpn1 and Jpn2 were grown under glass house (GH) condition and harvested to measure traits.
Descriptive sensory analysis is an objective tool used to characterize and analytically measure traits of aroma, flavor, and texture of foods by a trained panel (Meilgaard et al. 2007).
Additionally, two examples of hard-to measure traits, relevant to pig breeding schemes, were considered.
Genomic selection opens the possibility to efficiently select for hard to measure traits.
Surveys often use rank categories or self-ratings to measure traits of interest.
CH4 emissions (as g CH4/day or MY) certainly fit the description of hard to measure traits.
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