Article
Threshold models applied to Holstein conformation traits.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Sept 1991
Jamrozik J, Schaeffer L R, Burnside E B, Sullivan B P
Abstract excerpt
Threshold animal models were applied to five conformation traits of Canadian Holsteins. The estimated breeding values for sires from the threshold model allowed the calculation of predicted percentages of daughters in the desirable categories. Results were compared with those from a linear animal...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Canada
- Cattle
- Female
- Linear Models
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
