Time series autoregressive integrated moving average modeling of test-day milk yields of dairy ewes

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1094-1103

  Macciotta, N P P ^a   Cappio Borlino, A ^a   Pulina, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ewe lactation curves; Test day; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GENETICS; LACTATION; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SHEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; LACTATION; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEASONS; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034184176     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)74974-5     Document Type: Article

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