Validation of test-day models for genetic evaluation of dairy goats in Norway

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 4863-4871

  Andonov, S ^a   Odegard J ^b   Boman, I A ^b   Svendsen, M ^b   Holme, I J ^b   Adnoy T ^b   Vukovic, V ^a   Klemetsdal, G ^b  

^a SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Milk trait; Model validation; Test day model; Variance component

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 35748936146     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-626     Document Type: Article

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