Comparison of two different statistical models considering individual races or racetracks for evaluation of German trotters

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-76

  Bugislaus, A E ^a   Roehe, R ^a   Kalm, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bias; Cross validation; Genetic parameters; Horses; Trotting performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 13444274759     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.08.008     Document Type: Article

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