Study of stayability in Nellore cows using a threshold model

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1780-1786

  Van Melis, M H ^a   Eler, J P ^b   Oliveira, H N ^a   Rosa, G J M ^d   Silva, J A I I V ^c   Ferraz, J B S ^b   Pereirat, E ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE ZOOTECNIA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Beef cattle; Nonlinear model; Reproductive trait; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 34547243946     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-608     Document Type: Article

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