Solving large test-day models by iteration on data and preconditioned conjugate gradient

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2788-2796

  Lidauer, M ^a   Stranden I ^a   Mantysaari E A ^a   Poso J ^a   Kettunen, A ^a  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Iteration on data; Preconditioned conjugate gradient; Test day model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MALE; MATHEMATICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0033256984     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75536-0     Document Type: Article

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