Short communication: Optimal random regression models for milk production in dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2233-2235

  Liu, Y X ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Schaeffer, L R ^b   Yang, R Q ^a   Zhang, W L ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Shanghai Super Computing Center   (China)

Author keywords

Optimization; Random regression model; Statistical criteria

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CANADA; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CANADA; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LACTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33747618934     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72294-9     Document Type: Article

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