Genetic evaluation of growth in a multibreed beef cattle population using random regression-linear spline models

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 267-277

  Sanchez J P ^a,b   Misztal, I ^a   Aguilar, I ^c   Bertrand, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Growth; Multibreed; Random regression model; Spline

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSS BREEDING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INHERITANCE; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 38949153359     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0064     Document Type: Article

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