Relationship between lactation curve function and phenotypic variance in random regression Test Day models

Relationship between lactation curve function and phenotypic variance in random regression Test Day models

In Random Regression models (RRM), the most updated version of Test Day (TD) models, the lactation curve is split into a fixed average curve and a random animal specific part (deviation from the average curve) (Schaeffer, 2004). The variance component of the RR coefficients determines the (co) varia...

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Main Authors: A. Cappio-Borlino, D. Vicario, N.P.P. Macciotta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Subjects:
phenotypic variance, random regression models, lactation curve
Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/638

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