Derivation and calculation of approximate reliabilities and daughter yield-deviations of a random regression test-day model for genetic evaluation of dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1896-1907

  Liu, Z ^a   Reinhardt, F ^a   Bunger A ^a   Reents, R ^a  

^a Vereinigte Informationssysteme Tierhaltung wV VIT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Daughter yield deviation; Effective daughter contribution; Random regression test day model; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 3142635399     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73348-2     Document Type: Article

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