Success at first insemination in Australian Angus cattle: Analysis of uncertain binary responses

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-24

  Spangler, M L ^a   Sapp, R L ^a   Rekaya, R ^a   Bertrand, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Binary data; Fertility; Fuzzy logic; Threshold model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748781757     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2006.84120x     Document Type: Article

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