Estimates of genetic parameters for Holstein cows for test-day yield traits with a random regression cubic spline model

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 434-444

  DeGroot, B J ^a   Keown, J F ^a   Van Vleck, L D ^b   Kachman, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cubic spline; Genetic parameters; Random regression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOTYPE; GROWTH HORMONE; LACTATION; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MILK; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 34548253110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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