A sow replacement model using Bayesian updating in a three-level hierarchic Markov process: II. Optimization model

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-36

  Kristensen, Anders Ringgaard ^a   Søllested, Thomas Algot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bayesian updating; Dynamic programming; Estimation at herd level; Sow replacement

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442419771     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.07.005     Document Type: Article

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