Potential accuracy of genetic evaluation for calving difficulty with incomplete data on calving difficulty and/or birth weight using a bivariate threshold-linear animal model

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 325-333

  Ramirez Valverde, Rodolfo ^a,b   Misztal, Ignacy ^a   Bertrand, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Calving difficulty; Missing records; Threshold linear model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346978016     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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