Days to calving of Nelore cows from a selection experiment for growth. II - Random regression model;Dias ao parto de fêmeas Nelore de um experimento de seleção para crescimento. II - Modelo de regressão aleatória

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1726-1733

  Zerlotti Mercadante, Maria Eugênia ^a   Packer, Irineu Umberto ^b   Razook, Alexander George ^a   Rodrigues De Melo, Claudio Manoel ^b   Gonçalves Cyrillo, Joslaine Noely Dos Santos ^a   De Figueiredo, Leopoldo Andrade ^a  

^a IZ/APTA/SAA SP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Covariance functions; Repeated records; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0345118142     PISSN: 01004859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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