Application of multiple-trait finite mixture model to test-day records of milk yield and somatic cell score of Canadian Holsteins

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 361-368

  Jamrozik, J ^a   Schaeffer, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Mastitis; Mixture model; Somatic cell score; Test day data

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BOVINE MASTITIS; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; LACTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 77956547399     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2010.00875.x     Document Type: Article

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