Phenotypic relationships between type traits and productive life using a piecewise Weibull proportional hazard model

ABSTRACT: Longevity is an important trait due to its relationship with profitability. Type traits have been used as indirect predictors for productive life. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship of 20 type traits on length of productive life in Brazilian Holsteins, using a pie...

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Main Authors: Elisandra Lurdes Kern, Jaime Araujo Cobuci, Cláudio Napolis Costa, Vincent Ducrocq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162018000600470&lng=en&tlng=en