Random regression models for male and female fertility evaluation using longitudinal binary data

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3681-3689

  Averill, T ^a   Rekaya, R ^b   Weigel, K ^c  

^a Research and Development Division   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Fertility; Longitudinal binary data; Random regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748116522     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72408-0     Document Type: Article

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