A simulation study for the analysis of uncertain binary responses: Application to first insemination success in beef cattle

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 615-634

  Sapp, Robyn L ^a   Spangler, Matthew L ^a   Rekaya, Romdhane ^a,b   Bertrand, J Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Binary data; Fertility; Fuzzy logic; Simulation; Threshold model

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); MODELING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FUZZY LOGIC; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FUZZY LOGIC; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 29244432509     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2005018     Document Type: Article

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