A Computationally Feasible Test Day Model for Genetic Evaluation of Yield Traits in the United States

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1795-1800

  Wiggans, G R ^a   Goddard, M E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic evaluation; Multitrait analysis; Test day model; Yield traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031204540     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76113-7     Document Type: Article

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