Genetic Evaluation of Dairy Cattle Using Test Day Yields and Random Regression Model

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1217-1226

  Jamrozik, J ^a,b   Schaeffer, L R ^a   Dekkers, J C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Genetic evaluation; Persistency; Random regression model; Test day yields

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CANADA; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CANADA; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031156258     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76050-8     Document Type: Article

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