Analysis of the relationship between type traits, inbreeding, and functional survival in Jersey cattle using a Weibull proportional hazards model

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2984-2989

  Caraviello, D Z ^a   Weigel, K A ^a   Gianola, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Inbreeding; Jerseys; Survival; Type traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; INBREEDING; LIMB; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; INBREEDING; LONGEVITY; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0642341006     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73896-X     Document Type: Article

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