Change in lameness risk estimates in piglets due to the modelling of herd-level variation

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-65

  Krog Josiassen, M ^a   Christensen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Generalized estimating equations; Generalized linear mixed models; Herd level variation; Logistic regression

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; FORECASTING; INCIDENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FORECASTING; INCIDENCE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 0344199933     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(99)00060-4     Document Type: Article

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