Comparison of Possible Covariates for Use in a Random Regression Model for Analyses of Test Day Yields

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2550-2556

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Genetic evaluation; Lactation curves; Random regression model; Test day yields

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031255897     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76210-6     Document Type: Article

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