Random regression models on Legendre polynomials to estimate genetic parameters for weights from birth to adult age in Canchim cattle

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 289-299

  Baldi, Fernando ^a   Albuquerque, L G ^a   Alencar, M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Covariance functions; Growth curve; Legendre polynomials

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MOTHERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77955193516     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2010.00853.x     Document Type: Article

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