The use of multilevel models to evaluate sources of variation in reproductive performance in dairy cattle in Reunion Island

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 127-144

  Dohoo, I R ^a   Tillard, E ^b   Stryhn, H ^c   Faye, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattle reproduction; Hierarchical; Multilevel; Reproductive performance; Variation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REPRODUCTION; REUNION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REPRODUCTION; REUNION;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0035913210     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(01)00191-X     Document Type: Article

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