Comparison between linear models and survival analysis for genetic evaluation of clinical mastitis in dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 797-803

  Carlen E ^a   Schneider, M Del P ^a   Strandberg, E ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical mastitis; Dairy cattle; Linear model; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MASTITIS, BOVINE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 15044365462     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72744-2     Document Type: Article

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