Random regression models for the evaluation of the growth of goats of the Anglonubian breed

ABSTRACT A total of 6593 weight records collected from 796 male and female Anglo-Nubian goats aged up to 130 days, offspring from 29 sires and 225 dams, were used to compare models and estimate genetic parameters throughout the growth curve by applying random regression models. Direct and maternal a...

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Main Authors: G.C. Castro, J.E.G. Campelo, J.L.R. Sarmento, M.D.F. Carvalho, D.H. Cavalcante, L.A.S. Fiqueiredo Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2020-07-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352020000300961&tlng=en