Properties of random regression models using linear splines

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 74-80

  Misztal, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; GENETICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33644893363     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2006.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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