Article
Predictive abilities of different statistical models for analysis of survival data in dairy cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 2009
Holtsmark M, Heringstad B, Ødegård J
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to compare alternative trait definitions and statistical models for genetic evaluation of survival in dairy cattle. Data from the first 5 lactations of 808,750 first-crop daughters of 3,064 Norwegian Red sires were analyzed. Seven sire models were used for genetic analyses: linear and threshold cross-sectional models for binary survival scores from first lactation; a linear...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- Dairying
- Data Interpretation, Statistical
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Lactation
- Male
- Models, Statistical
- Survival Analysis
