Article
Estimating the covariance structure of traits during growth and ageing, illustrated with lactation in dairy cattle.
Genetical research - 1 Aug 1994
Kirkpatrick M, Hill W G, Thompson R
Abstract excerpt
Quantitative variation in traits that change with age is important to both evolutionary biologists and breeders. We present three new methods for estimating the phenotypic and additive genetic covariance functions of a trait that changes with age, and illustrate them using data on daily lactation...
Topics
- Aging
- Animals
- Cattle
- Genetic Variation
- Lactation
- Models, Genetic