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A genetic and spatial Bayesian analysis of mastitis resistance.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 1 Jan 2000
Saebø Solve, Frigessi Arnoldo
Abstract excerpt
A nationwide health card recording system for dairy cattle was introduced in Norway in 1975 (the Norwegian Cattle Health Services). The data base holds information on mastitis occurrences on an individual cow basis. A reduction in mastitis frequency across the population is desired, and for this purpose risk factors are investigated. In this paper a Bayesian proportional hazards model is used for modelling the...
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