Bivariate analysis of conception rates and test-day milk yields in Holsteins using a threshold-linear model with random regressions

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2922-2930

  Tsuruta, S ^a   Misztal, I ^a   Huang, C ^a   Lawlor, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Holstein Association USA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Conception rate; Heritability; Random regression; Threshold model

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649208034     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1707     Document Type: Article

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