Evaluation of genetic, common-litter, and within-litter effects on preweaning mortality in a birth cohort of puppies

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1106-1110

  Van Der Beek, Sijne ^a,c   Nielen, Angelique L J ^b   Schukken, Ynte H ^b   Brascamp, E W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BAYES THEOREM; COHORT STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; INBREEDING; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NETHERLANDS; PEDIGREE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033190911     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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