Random regression analyses using B-splines functions to model growth from birth to adult age in Canchim cattle

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 433-441

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

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Covariance function; Genetic parameters; Piece wise polynomials; Random regression

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAZIL; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 78549248528     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2010.00873.x     Document Type: Article

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