Modeling final scores in US Holsteins as a function of year of classification using a random regression model

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 199-207

  Tsuruta, S ^a   Misztal, I ^a   Lawlor, T J ^b   Klei, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Holstein Association USA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Final scores; Genetic changes; Random regression model

Indexed keywords

EID: 10344248218     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.09.016     Document Type: Article

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