Threshold-Linear Versus Linear-Linear Analysis of Birth Weight and Calving Ease Using an Animal Model: II. Comparison of Models

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2003-2007

  Varona, L ^a,b   Misztal, I ^a   Bertrand, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Dystocia; Threshold Models

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; LABOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL;

EID: 0033173270     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7782003x     Document Type: Article

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