Analysis of rabbit doe longevity using a semiparametric log-Normal animal frailty model with time-dependent covariates

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-295

  Sánchez, Juan Pablo ^a,c   Korsgaard, Inge Riis ^b   Damgaard, Lars Holm ^d   Baselga, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Longevity in rabbit does; Semiparametric log Normal frailty model; Survival analysis; Time dependent covariates

Indexed keywords

LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PREGNANCY; SMALL MAMMAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LONGEVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RABBIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGEVITY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RABBITS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33646888669     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2006004     Document Type: Article

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