Estimates of covariance functions for growth of Nelore cattle applying a parametric correlation structure to model within-animal correlations

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 213-222

  Albuquerque, L G ^a,b   Meyer, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Covariance functions; Nelore cattle; Parametric correlation structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 19044364446     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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