Genetic evaluation of growth in Nellore cattle by multiple-trait and random regression models

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 927-932

  Nobre, P R C ^a,c   Misztal, I ^a   Tsuruta, S ^a   Bertrand, J K ^a   Silva, L O C ^c   Lopes, P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Vicosa   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Genetic Analysis; Regression Analysis

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

AGE; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0042128357     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.814927x     Document Type: Article

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