Approximation of Reliability for Multiple-Trait Animal Models with Missing Data by Canonical Transformation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 317-328

  Gengler, N ^a   Misztal, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Missing data; Multiple trait; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 1542498851     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76366-X     Document Type: Article

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