A genetic investigation of various growth models to describe growth of lambs of two contrasting breeds

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2642-2654

  Lambe, N R ^a   Navajas, E A ^a   Simm, G ^a   Bunger L ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic parameter; Growth; Growth function; Random regression; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

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EID: 33749412106     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-041     Document Type: Article

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