Prediction of daily and lactation yields of milk, fat, and protein using an autoregressive repeatability test day model

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2591-2598

  Vasconcelos, J ^a   Martins, A ^b   Petim Batista, M F ^c   Colaco J ^c   Blake, R W ^d   Carvalheira, J ^a,e  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b ABLN   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^d Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Autoregression; Dairy cattle; Prediction of test day record; Test day model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 4243071722     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73384-6     Document Type: Article

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