Predicting the probability of abortion in dairy cows: A hierarchical Bayesian logistic-survival model using sequential pregnancy data

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 223-239

  Thurmond, M C ^a   Branscum, A J ^a   Johnson, W O ^a   Bedrick, E J ^b   Hanson, T E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Bovine abortion epidemiology; Logistic regression; Longitudinal data analysis; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 16344373757     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2005.01.008     Document Type: Article

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