Survival analysis of longevity in dairy cattle on a lactation basis

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-318

  Roxstrom, Anki ^a   Ducrocq, Vincent ^b   Strandberg, Erling ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Culling; Dairy cows; Failure time analysis; Frailty models; Heritability

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GENETICS; LACTATION; LIVESTOCK; LONGEVITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOS;

EID: 0038192053     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2003010     Document Type: Article

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