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indirect /in·di·rect/ (in″di-rekt´)
1. not immediate or straight.
2. acting through an intermediary agent.

indirect
done through an intermediate animal or function.

indirect advertising
advertising about the veterinary profession which indirectly benefits individual veterinarians.
indirect comparisons
comparisons made between individuals or groups in different locations.
indirect contact
see indirect contact.
indirect fluorescent antibody
see fluorescence microscopy.
indirect repeat
indirect selection
improving one character while selecting on another.
indirect social distance
social distance is distance between contacts in an infectious disease; indirect social distance is distance between indirect contacts.
indirect transmission of infection
transmission of infection via another medium, e.g. housing or bedding, without the animals ever being close to each other.


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2004), if two traits present a favorable genetic correlation, it is possible to obtain gains for one of them by indirect selection in the other associated trait, and that this selection can often result in quicker progress than a direct selection of the desired trait.
 
 
 
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